Assange protesters to push on
AAP
January 23, 2013 12:04AM
... "On the internet ... Assangists have been increasingly vitriolic," Ms Webb told AAP of the response she faced on sites such as twitter, since launching her protest plans.
"They have looked up personal information about me and accused me of being involved in some way with the Ministry of Defence" ...
"I am holding the protest for a number of reasons. Primarily to highlight the inappropriateness and irony of having someone speak at an awards ceremony supposed to celebrate integrity, justice, courage and truth-seeking who is himself evading the justice process by hiding in the Ecuadorian embassy," Ms Webb said.
"Secondly, this is about challenging society's treatment of rape allegations, and the way they are minimised and ignored." ...
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