WikiLeaks urges U.S. to probe into war crimes

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks during a news conference about the internet release of secret documents about the Iraq War, in London October 23, 2010. (Xinhua/Reuters File Photo)

The United States "must conduct investigations into possible violations" of human rights laws committed by its military personnel in Afghanistan and Iraq, said Julian Assange, Spokesperson and Editor-in-Chief of the WikiLeaks, at a press conference held on Thursday in Geneva.

The war logs disclosed, said the WikiLeaks Spokesperson, have revealed "extraordinary abuses by U.S. forces, including 300 cases of internal reports of detainees abused in Iraq by coalition forces and over 12,000 cases of reports of torture and abuse by Iraqi forces."

Many countries that participated the U.S.-led coalition forces, such as Britain and Denmark, have planned or launched probes into the potential human rights abuses committed by their military personnel dispatched to Afghanistan and Iraq.

"It is time that the United States opening up instead of covering up," and "the United States is in grave danger of losing its way", said Assange.






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