December 17, 2010 1:13 PM

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Australian police drop probe into WikiLeaks

The Australian police today said, they had dropped their inquiries into whistleblowing website WikiLeaks, saying it had not broken any laws under their jurisdiction in releasing US diplomatic cables. The government had previously said the actions of WikiLeaks, founded by Australian-born Julian Assange, were grossly irresponsible and potentially illegal. But the Australian Federal Police said it would not be investigating the matter further after finding no evidence of criminal activity it could prosecute.The Australian government has rounded on WikiLeaks and Assange with Prime Minister Julia Gillard saying the foundation stone for the release of the sensitive cables had been an illegal act.

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