Swiss strip WikiLeak’s founder of bank account

THE Swiss postal system stripped WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of a key fundraising tool yesterday, accusing him of lying and immediately shutting down one of his bank accounts.

The swift action by Postfinance, the financial arm of Swiss Post, came after it determined the “Australian citizen provided false information regarding his place of residence during the account opening process”.

Assange had told Postfinance he lived in Geneva but could offer no proof that he was a Swiss resident, a requirement of opening such an account.