Wikileaks' Assange signals release of documents before US election

Assange denied that the release of documents related to the US election was specifically geared to damage Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton

Julian Assange, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of WikiLeaks speaks via video link during a press conference on the occasion of the ten year anniversary celebration of WikiLeaks in Berlin, Germany. Photo: Reuters
Julian Assange, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of WikiLeaks speaks via video link during a press conference on the occasion of the ten year anniversary celebration of WikiLeaks in Berlin, Germany. Photo: Reuters
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Last Updated : Oct 04 2016 | 8:02 PM IST
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said on Tuesday the organisation would publish around one million documents related to three governments and the US election before the end of the year.

Assange denied that the release of documents related to the US election was specifically geared to damage Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, and said he had been misquoted in that regard.

Assange also signalled changes in the way Wikileaks is organised and funded, saying the group would soon open itself to membership. He said the group was looking to expand its work beyond the 100 media outlets it already works with

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First Published: Oct 04 2016 | 7:57 PM IST

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