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Russian official: WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange should receive Nobel prize
Eric W. Dolan
Raw Story
Thursday, December 9, 2010
An unnamed Russian official said Wednesday that
detained WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should
be awarded a Nobel prize. “Non-governmental and
governmental organizations should think of ways to
help him,” a source in the Kremlin administration
told RIA Novosti. “Perhaps he could be awarded a Nobel prize.”
The remarks by the Kremlin official come after
Assange was arrested Tuesday morning by
London Metropolitan police on a warrant out of Sweden,
where he is wanted for questioning. He is accused of
one count of unlawful coercion, two counts of
sexual molestation, and one count of rape.
According to one report, his two female accusers
wanted to have Assange tested for
sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) after both
had unprotected sex with him and did not
originally intend to press charges.
Assange claims the charges against him are politically motivated.
Eric W. Dolan
Raw Story
Thursday, December 9, 2010
An unnamed Russian official said Wednesday that
detained WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should
be awarded a Nobel prize. “Non-governmental and
governmental organizations should think of ways to
help him,” a source in the Kremlin administration
told RIA Novosti. “Perhaps he could be awarded a Nobel prize.”
The remarks by the Kremlin official come after
Assange was arrested Tuesday morning by
London Metropolitan police on a warrant out of Sweden,
where he is wanted for questioning. He is accused of
one count of unlawful coercion, two counts of
sexual molestation, and one count of rape.
According to one report, his two female accusers
wanted to have Assange tested for
sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) after both
had unprotected sex with him and did not
originally intend to press charges.
Assange claims the charges against him are politically motivated.
