Originally Posted by Best-In-BC

Can someone tell me what he's done other than allow everyone to download pirated stolen stuff ? Why would the wiki leeks guy even bother commenting ?

Originally Posted by wehateporn

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"Since his arrival in Denmark to face hacking charges Gottfrid Svartholm has sat in solitary confinement, denied free access to mail and denied access to his books. The situation has outraged Wikileaks? Julian Assange who says Gottfrid is now a political prisoner. Meanwhile Gottfrid?s mother Kristina has written to Amnesty hoping that they will take notice of her son?s plight.

Following a failed last-ditch appeal to the Supreme Court in Sweden, Gottfrid Svartholm was extradited to Denmark last month.

The Pirate Bay founder stands accused of hacking into the mainframe computers of IT company CSC. In an earlier case in Sweden he was acquitted of similar charges.

Previously in Sweden and within the natural parameters of his detainment, Gottfrid had been granted various freedoms, including socializing with other inmates and the ability to receive mail. He also enjoyed access to books for his studies, an absolute must for someone with such an active mind but no computer or Internet. However, since arriving in Denmark things have been very different."

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