Germany 12/13/2010 11:17:17 AM
News / Law

Ex WikiLeaks Staffer To Launch "OPENLEAKS" A New Information Leak Site

After a falling-out with WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange, an ex WikiLeak staffer Daniel Domscheit-Berg, is set to launch a new website on Monday called Openleaks, as an alternative platform for those with secrets to share.

"Openleaks is a technology project that is aiming to be a service provider for third parties that want to be able to accept material from anonymous sources," former WikiLeaks spokesman Daniel Domscheit-Berg said in a documentary for Swedish broadcaster SVT, obtained by The Associated Press.

The new site was created with the same goasl as WikiLeaks: to provide a safe haven for whistleblowers the secret documents they wish to publicize.

Domscheit-Berg and Assange's disagreements range from leadership style, the type and frequency of the leaks, and a long brewing feud over transparency within the WikiLeaks that organization led to Domscheit-Berg's exit, precipitated by a one-month suspension for what Assange called "bad behavior".

During a chat conversation purportedly between the two men Domscheit-Berg blasted Assange by stating  "You are not anyone's king or god, and you're not even fulfilling your role as a leader right now. A leader communicates and cultivates trust in himself. You are doing the exact opposite. You behave like some kind of emperor or slave trader."

Assange responded by shouting at  Domscheit-Berg "You are suspended for one month, effective immediately!"

Domscheit-Berg's new venture is scheduled to go live will go live on Monday.