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Group Sues for Info on Government Surveillance of Wikileaks Supporters

Posted on January 31, 2012 by pogowasright.org

Iulia Filip reports:

A nonprofit government watchdog claims the FBI refuses to release information on “the government’s identification and surveillance of individuals who have demonstrated support for or interest in WikiLeaks.”

The Electronic Privacy Information Center sued the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division and National Security Division, and the FBI, in a FOIA complaint in Federal Court.

It claims the Justice Department and FBI refuse to disclose a single record of their tracking of people who are sympathetic to WikiLeaks.

Read more on Courthouse News.

Related: Complaint (pdf)

Category: CourtSurveillanceU.S.

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