THE federal government has elaborated on its position on WikiLeaks, saying both the initial leaking of classified documents and their subsequent distribution by the controversial website is likely to be illegal.And also this:
"The unauthorised obtaining of the information may well be an offence," Attorney-General Robert McClelland said yesterday.
FEDERAL authorities have failed to find any criminal laws that Julian Assange may have broken by publishing what has become a daily diplomatic scandal sheet for the Gillard Government.So that's cleared that up.
The Australian Federal Police and the Attorney-General's Department admitted they had so far been unable to determine if there was any law under which he could be charged.
Justice - not just blind but occasionally completely shitfaced.