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WikLeak founder Assange
named 'Man of the Year' by Le Monde
Thursday December 23, 2010 07:48:52 PM,
DPA
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Paris: WikiLeaks
founder Julian Assange has been named "Man of the Year" by the
French newspaper Le Monde, which Friday devoted the front page of
its weekly magazine to the 39-year-old Australian.
The paper is one of five international media outlets that have
been evaluating confidential US diplomatic cables being released
by Assange's whistleblower website.
Assange told the Paris Match magazine for its Thursday edition
that WikiLeaks has completed only "one fiftieth" of its mission,
with 1,800 of the 251,000 documents reportedly in its possession
released.
He said he has so far felt protected by his notoriety, but
realises that he is the main target of critics.
Assange is currently living in Britain under strict bail
conditions. Swedish prosecutors have accused him of sex offences
against two women and have demanded his extradition. Assange has
argued that the sex he had with the two women was consensual.
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