Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Assange to be a 'libertarian' candidate | The Australian

Assange to be a 'libertarian' candidate | The Australian:

March 27, 2012 - "WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange has vowed to be a 'libertarian' and campaign for more openness in government if he is successful in gaining a seat in the Australian Senate.

"Assange, who is on bail awaiting a British court decision on his appeal against extradition to Sweden on sexual assault allegations, announced his plan to run for the upper house of parliament earlier this month.

"The man who set up the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, also vowed to use parliamentary privilege to break court suppression orders and other 'excessive constraints' on free access to information."

Read more: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/assange-to-a-be-libertarian-candidate/story-e6frg996-1226311410849
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