Poll says Assange is not a criminal
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April 28, 2011, Thursday
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A 24-COUNTRY poll found that most people believe WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange is not a criminal and should not be charged by the United States government for releasing thousands of secret US documents.
The poll by Ipsos found 79 percent of people were aware of WikiLeaks and two-thirds of those believed Assange should not be charged and three-quarters supported the group's bid to make public secret government or corporate documents.
US respondents had a far more critical view, with 81 percent aware of WikiLeaks and 69 percent of those believing Assange should be charged and 61 percent opposing WikiLeaks' mission.
The countries found least likely to support legal action against Assange by the US government were South Africa, Germany, Russia and Argentina, while the highest support was in the US, South Korea, Britain, India and Indonesia.
WikiLeaks obtained more than 250,000 leaked US cables and since late last year has released embarrassing disclosures that exposed US intelligence and views and revealed confidential discussions with foreign governments.
The US military has charged a soldier, Bradley Manning, who is accused of leaking the sensitive documents to WikiLeaks, and US prosecutors are looking at where charges can be brought against Assange.
Assange, an Australian computer expert, is fighting extradition from Britain to Sweden over alleged sex crimes.
Ipsos polled 18,829 adults online between March 2 and March 14 and had a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points.
The poll by Ipsos found 79 percent of people were aware of WikiLeaks and two-thirds of those believed Assange should not be charged and three-quarters supported the group's bid to make public secret government or corporate documents.
US respondents had a far more critical view, with 81 percent aware of WikiLeaks and 69 percent of those believing Assange should be charged and 61 percent opposing WikiLeaks' mission.
The countries found least likely to support legal action against Assange by the US government were South Africa, Germany, Russia and Argentina, while the highest support was in the US, South Korea, Britain, India and Indonesia.
WikiLeaks obtained more than 250,000 leaked US cables and since late last year has released embarrassing disclosures that exposed US intelligence and views and revealed confidential discussions with foreign governments.
The US military has charged a soldier, Bradley Manning, who is accused of leaking the sensitive documents to WikiLeaks, and US prosecutors are looking at where charges can be brought against Assange.
Assange, an Australian computer expert, is fighting extradition from Britain to Sweden over alleged sex crimes.
Ipsos polled 18,829 adults online between March 2 and March 14 and had a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points.
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