A supporter of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange holds up a placard outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino announced that he had granted political asylum to Assange, on the grounds he faces a serious threat of unjust prosecution at the hands of U.S. officials.

First published in the August 17, 2012, 1:19 a.m. edition

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