WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes a speech from the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy, in central London, Britain February 5, 2016. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
Daily Mail: Former Icelandic minister claims US sent 'planeload of FBI agents to frame Julian Assange' during mission to the country in 2011
* Ögmundur Jonasson said US authorities first told him in June 2011 that there was an 'imminent attack' on Iceland's government databases
* But when they arrived in August, Jonasson claims the FBI 'sought Iceland's cooperation to frame Assange and WikiLeaks'
* Jonasson said he then immediately kicked them out of Iceland
* The story was widely reported on in 2013, but Jonasson made no mention of the US trying to frame Assange
* It became known that the mission was part of a 'wide-ranging investigation' into Assange and WikiLeaks
* Jonnason said himself he made it clear he is on 'Assange and WikiLeaks' side'
A former Icelandic minister has claimed that the FBI attempted to frame Julian Assange during a mission to Iceland.
Ögmundur Jonasson, who currently serves as a member of the Icelandic Parliament, said US authorities told him in June 2011 that hackers were trying to destroy software systems in the country.
The authorities said there was an 'imminent attack' on Iceland's government databases and that the FBI would send agents to investigate.
Jonasson said he was immediately skeptical of the FBI's intentions.
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Update #1: FBI sent planeload of agents to frame Assange in Iceland, got snubbed by minister (RT)
Update #2: FBI Attempt To Frame Julian Assange Thwarted By Icelandic Government, Former Icelandic Minister Claims (The Inquisitr)
WNU Editor: I am not sure about this claim, but make no mistake about it .... Julian Assange and Wikileaks have accumulated a lot of enemies over the years.
1 comment:
I am not sure about the claim.
Ögmundur Jonasson seems to be putting out there. Is their any downside for him doing so?
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