WikiLeaks starts publishing emails of Syrian politicians
06 Jul 2012
Wikileaks has started publishing over 2 million emails from Syrian political figures as Ecuador declared charges against founder Julian Assange as 'hilarious'.
According to WikiLeaks, it is publishing emails from Syrian political figures dating back to 2006 but is not leaving out the period of the Syrian regime's crackdown on dissenters.
WikiLeaks had started publishing the Syria files, more than two million emails from Syrian political figures, ministries and associated companies dating from August 2006 to March 2012, spokeswoman Sarah Harrison said.
The latest disclosures may be expected to throw light on the Syrian regime's style of functioning as also its interactions with allies in the period up to and during the 16-month conflict, which, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has claimed over 16,500 lives.
According to the first batch of emails, Italian defence giant Finmeccanica continued to supply support for communications equipment to the Syrian regime after the unrest started in March last year.
The contract for the supply of high-tech radios made by Selex Elsag, a branch of Finmeccanica, to Syrian Wireless Organisation dates to 2008, the emails published in Italy's Espresso magazine and by Spanish website Publico show.