What possible motive could Ecuador have of allowing British police into the embassy?
As they say, follow the money.
In February, Ecuador signed a $4.2 billion financing deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the Latin American country tackles a widening budget deficit and ballooning debt levels. Also, President Lenin Moreno confirmed that the country will receive an additional $6 billion in loans from various institutions, including the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank.
The maturities on these loans extend up to 30 years and interest rates will not top five percent.
Despite several budget cuts that critics say is austerity, the president promised that most of the funds will be allocated to social investment, including the growing number of police officers and covering the annual bonus given to retirees.
What interesting timing to say the least!
Ecuador houses Julian Assange for several years, and then about two months later the Ecuador government says to the rest of the world: Come! Come! You can arrest a journalist and publisher! Just be sure to give us money!
It stinks.
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