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WikiLeaks Senate candidate Dr Alison Broinowski says that if Julian Assange is found guilty of rape it would be his own business and has nothing to do with the party.
By Paul Bleakley on 26 July, 2013 1:16 pm
A CANDIDATE for the WikiLeaks Party has said that if Julian Assange were to be found guilty of rape it would have no bearing on the political organisation and was the leaders own business, claiming that the assault allegations were part of an elaborate conspiracy involving the American government.
Dr Alison Broinowski, a former diplomat with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, was announced as a Senate candidate for the WikiLeaks Party in New South Wales at the upcoming federal election. She discussed the legal difficulties facing Mr Assange, her party leader, in a discussion with news.com.au shortly after the announcement of her candidacy ...
http://www.australiantimes.co.uk/news/in-australia/wikileaks-candidate-says-assange-rape-claims-his-own-business.htm
bunnies
(15,859 posts)What?
zappaman
(20,606 posts)WTF?
"The Wikileaks Party is a political party in Australia.[1][2] The party was created in part to support Julian Assanges bid for a Senate seat in Australia in the 2013 election.[1][2]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wikileaks_Party
How the hell can he be a senator in a country he's not even IN?!