Former WikiLeaks spokesman admits shredding 3,500 unpublished documents
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.A former spokesman for the WikiLeaks whistle-blowing organisation has said that he destroyed thousands of unpublished documents.
Daniel Domscheit-Berg, who famously fell out with the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, and went on to paint an unflattering portrait of him in a book released earlier this year, said he had shredded more than 3,500 unpublished files.
According to Germany's Der Spiegel yesterday, the documents were stored on the WikiLeaks server until late summer 2010, when Mr Domscheit-Berg left the organisation and took the files in question with him. Mr Domscheit-Berg told the newspaper the documents were destroyed to protect the organisation's sources. The lost information included the US government's "no-fly" list.
Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments