Sunday, December 12, 2010

Spanish rage on Wikileaks arrest - BBC News

12 December 2010 last updated at 02: 41 pm Masked demonstrators hold posters calling for release of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange (Madrid, 11 December 2010) lot outside the British Embassy in Madrid was Guy Fawkes masks protest took place for your protest across by Spain calls for the release of Wikileaks founders Julian Assange extradition from the United Kingdom after Sweden for alleged sexual offences is facing.

Hundreds of people gathered up before the British Embassy in Madrid calling for him are released.

Wikileaks is an insight of hundreds of thousands of sensitive documents for the U.S. diplomatic and military post.

The protesters believe, Mr. of Assange's detention is politically motivated.

The whistleblower site has angered and Governments around the world through its publication route recently classified U.S. diplomatic cables.

Mr Assange recorded was secured an international arrest warrant in London on Tuesday after Sweden for his arrest.

Prosecutors in Sweden say want him relating to the sexual offence to make charges in question. He was denied bail by a British court and has said he fight extradition.

There were calls from some for his arrest and criminal prosecution on charges relating to the Wikileaks activity in the United States.

Sensitive issue

While followers have provided online Cyber protests against Mr. of Assange's detention that's were protests some first street demonstrations to support the Wikileaks Saturday.

Wearing face masks with the "Anonymous" group of hackers - cyber attacks after Mr. of Assange's arrest in the UK started - linked the amount in Madrid called for its freedom outside of large glass tower houses the British Embassy

Many of the protesters were angry at some of the revelations in the cables, says the BBC Sarah Rainsford in Madrid.

These include the suggestion Spain came under pressure to stop a criminal investigation into the killing of José Couso, a Spanish cinematographer who died, as American soldiers a tank round fired at his hotel in Baghdad.

The free Wikileaks site organized demonstrations, said protests were planned for other Spanish cities, including Barcelona, Valencia and Seville.

It called for the full restoration of the Wikileaks', which was denied by Amazon hosting services, after the first leaked cables were two weeks ago website.

The protest, the organisers also requested that proved visa and MasterCard credit card services, restore because it said Mr Assange had nobody's fault.

Our correspondent says that is freedom of speech issue sensitive for Spanish, formed four decades of authoritarian rule in the 1970s.


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