UK seeking loophole in extradition agreement with Ecuador

Published: 28 September, 2012, 03:54

Ecuador Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino talks to press
after a meeting with British Foreign Minister William Hague
in New York.(AFP Photo / Timothy A. Clary)

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ECUADOR has asked Britain whether fugitive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could be permitted to leave his London hideout for medical treatment.

The query comes as the two countries met to seek to end a deadlock over the activist's fate.