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September 2, 2010

WikiLeaks Founder Speaks Out Against Swedish Probe
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Sweden’s top prosecutor has reopened an investigation of rape
allegations against the co-founder of the whistle-blowing website Wiki
Leaks despite dropping the same case last month. The probe of Julian
Assange comes less than two months after his group released thousands of
classified US government documents on the Afghan war. In a television
interview, Assange again denied the allegations and said he’s the target
of a smear campaign.

Julian Assange: "In a system that has rule of law, the police should
have the burden to prove their case. However, we can see here that what
is happening is not happening inside a court of law, it is happening in
the jury of public opinion, because of deliberate attempts to push this
into the public opinion, starting from the very beginning and including
either major errors or outright complicity by the prosecution."



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