WikiLeaks broke no laws in Australia, says PM

Police in Australia have concluded that WikiLeaks and its Australian-born founder Julian Assange have not broken any laws in his home country, the prime minister announced today.

WikiLeaks broke no laws in Australia, says PM
Fri, 17 Dec, 2010 - 09:36

Police in Australia have concluded that WikiLeaks and its Australian-born founder Julian Assange have not broken any laws in his home country, the prime minister announced today.

The government ordered the Australian Federal Police to determine whether the website broke any Australian laws by publishing sensitive US diplomatic cables that have embarrassed and outraged Washington.

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<p>The incident took place in Waikato (Christel Yardley/Waikato Times via AP)</p>

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