Wikileaks documents caused no harm to US informants, Assange extradition hearing told
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Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange take part in a protest outside the Central Criminal Court, the Old Bailey
By Berny Torre in Harrogate
By Berny Torre in Harrogate
HUNDREDS of thousands of leaked documents published by Wikileaks caused no harm to US informants, Julian Assange’s extradition hearing was told today.
Investigative journalist John Goetz, who worked with Wikileaks while at news website Der Spiegel in Germany, said: “I don’t know of any case of anyone coming to harm from the publication of the diplomatic cables.
“This question of harm was the central issue in the Chelsea Manning trial and, as far as I know, I don’t know of any case of any specific incident where harm has been shown from the release of the documents.”
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