Assange scrapped of Ecuador citizenship amid outcry over his arrest

President Lenin Moreno's government withdrew the Ecuadoran citizenship granted to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange before his arrest in London Thursday, Foreign Minister Jose Valencia said.

Valencia said the citizenship, which was granted in 2017, was withdrawn on Wednesday "due to various irregularities found in his paperwork." "The effects of the concession of Ecuadoran nationality to Mr Assange have been suspended," he said.