Pop-superstar Lady Gaga visited WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Monday according to a report by Yahoo News.
The details as to the purpose of her visit remain unknown, however it true that Gaga spent a few hours and a couple of photo-shoots with the international whistleblower.
According to the Atlantic Wire, Gaga received a Tweet from another musician star MIA, who tweeted Gaga saying, ""if ur at harrods today,come visit Assange at the Ecuador embassy across the st. im there. ill bring TEA and CAKE." Gaga was visiting London to promote her latest fragrance.
Assange has been in the shelter of London's Ecuador Embassy since June 19. The President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa granted the 42 year old asylum. However, Assange has been stranded in the embassy; the British government threatens to arrest Assange if he steps outside the Ecuadorian territory.
The British authorities are looking to extradite the 42-year-old to Sweden, where he is being accused of rape and sex crimes. The Ecuador mission to the United Nations confirmed the news on Tuesday to the Associated Press
In June, after ruling in favor of Assage's extradition, the British Supreme Court refused to review his appeal to extradition releasing a statement stating, "The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has dismissed the application made by Ms. Dinah Rose QC, counsel for Mr. Julian Assange, seeking to reopen their appeal," as reported by the AFP.
Assange sought shelter in the Ecuadorian embassy by filing a petition-seeking asylum from being extradited to Sweden, where he will be charged with rape and sexual assault. Assange has repeatedly claimed that the accusations were mere a device of getting the whistleblower to US authorities so he could be indicted for divulging State secretes.
Patino requested the British government that they grant the embassy permission to fly 42-year-old Assange to Ecuador, but British authorities have declined any such permission, releasing a statement saying, "British authorities are under a binding obligation to extradite him to Sweden...We shall carry out that obligation. The Ecuadorian government's decision this afternoon does not change that," as reported by Yahoo News.
It remains to be seen what will happen, whether the Ecuador is protected under international law to grant political asylum or whether Britain's defiance will over-rule.
Assange rose to fame in 2010 when he leaked a number of US diplomatic cables and videos regarding the war in Iraq and Afghanistan through his co-founded online organization Wikileaks. The organization stirred great derision from Washington and other countries whose secrets were divulged. Assange and his team argue that there is foul play in the alleged sex crimes allegations and that these accusations are sponsored by a number of upset politicians.
