Assange calls WikiLeaks soldier a hero

Fri, 04 March 2011

13:09

Meanwhile, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has said that Bradley Manning, the US Army Private accused of sharing classified documents with the whistleblower website, is an "unparalleled hero".

"For him to now be in prison for 10 months in solitary confinement, without trial, is an abuse. He is, whether the charges are true or not, America''s foremost political prisoner. If these allegations are true, he's an unparalleled hero, Assange said.

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