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Who’s The Mastermind? WikiLeaks Office Security Tapes Deleted During Break-In

WikiLeaks office security tapes deleted when three persons broke their way in. The suspects remain unidentified and at large. Does the CIA have something to do with it?

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With the WikiLeaks office security tapes deletedduring a break in, police officers allege that it was a “professional” operation.
Three hooded raiders broke into the office of WikiLeaks lawyer Baltasar Garzon in Madrid, covering security cameras with tape in what police described as a “very professional” operation.
The break-in took place at dawn on Monday, and police are treating it as an “attempted robbery,” El Paisreports.
The thieves didn’t take any money and police are waiting for technicians to confirm whether any files were taken or copied from Garzon’s computer. Police are analyzing the security cameras at the entrance to the office.
Garzon told El Periodico:
They have not taken what they have been looking for.- Baltasar Garzon
He confirmed to Ser that his clients’ security “has not been affected,” and that the people “acted very quickly.”
El Diarioreports an employee of the firm told police the individuals did attempt to copy information stored on their servers, but that they were unsuccessful.
All they took from the office was a Christmas ham.
On December 19, 2017, Julian Assange, Australian computer programmer, activist, and WikiLeaks founder, tweeted about the break-in:
Masked intruders have broken into the legal office of Baltasar Garzon, head of @wikileaks legal team, in Madrid. No money taken. Security cameras taped over. “Very professional” operation, say police.- Julian Assange (@JulianAssange)
On that same day as well, WikiLeaks tweeted:
As CIA threats against @WikiLeaks heat up, at least three masked men dressed in black have broken into @WikiLeaks chief counsel Baltasar Garzon’s legal office, blinding security cameras with tape, in a “very professional” operation, say police.- WikiLeaks (@wikileaks)

CIA, Assange, And WikiLeaks

Assange and WikiLeaks tweeted about the incident, with WikiLeaks tying it to the Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) pursuit of the two.
CIA Director Mike Pompeo has made a number of threatening statements about the whistleblowing organization and described it as a “hostile intelligence service,” while Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in April 2017 that Assange’s arrest is “a priority,” and that the Justice Department had started to “step up” its efforts to seek jail time for those involved with the whistleblowing organization.
Russian newschannel RT(formerly Russia Today) tweeted on December 3, 2017:
“#Assange shouldn’t be confident of protecting #WikiLeaks sources” - CIA Chief #Pompeo- RT

CIA Closing In On Assange

Garzon heads Assange’s legal defense, working on his case to avoid extradition to Sweden and preparing for the charges the U.S. authorities are said to have prepared against him.
He is known for investigating public officials and those suspected of genocide and war crimes, including Chile’s former ruler Augusto Pinochet (1915-2006).
Assange also opened an investigation into crimes committed during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and under General Francisco Franco’s (1892-1975) dictatorship (in office: 1936-1975).
Garzon was prevented from working as a judge in Spain in 2012 after he was found guilty of illegally wiretapping the money-laundering Gurtel network.
His supporters and human rights organizations said that the case against him was a “threat to human rights.”
The incident about WikiLeaks office security tapes deleted during a break-in also appears to be a threat, this time, to press freedom and to the safety of journalists.
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