Shortly after the website Wikileaks published a series emails damaging to Hillary Clinton, the Ecuadorian embassy cut off internet access for Julian Assange - the website’s founder who is currently claiming asylum in the embassy. The reason the embassy gave was because Ecuador does not seek to interfere in the elections of other countries. Do you think the embassy was right to cut Assange’s internet access on this basis? | Daily Question

Shortly after the website Wikileaks published a series emails damaging to Hillary Clinton, the Ecuadorian embassy cut off internet access for Julian Assange ‑ the website’s founder who is currently claiming asylum in the embassy. The reason the embassy gave was because Ecuador does not seek to interfere in the elections of other countries. Do you think the embassy was right to cut Assange’s internet access on this basis? Published on 19 October 2016 → Survey conducted on 19 October 2016 on 4315 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Yes, the embassy was right to cut Assange's internet access

45%

No, the embassy was wrong to cut Assange's internet access

19%

Don't know

36%

Yes, the embassy was right to cut Assange's internet access

45%

No, the embassy was wrong to cut Assange's internet access

19%

Don't know

36%