http://www.news.com.au/world/assange-arrested-by-uk-police/story-e6frfkyi-1225967232654

Quotes from link:

In another strong attack against WikiLeaks, Prime Minister Julia Gillard argued the "foundation stone" of the website was "illegal".

Asked exactly what law either the website or Mr Assange had broken, Ms Gillard offered no direct answer.

"We've got the Australian Federal Police looking to see whether Australian laws have been broken, and then we've got the commonsense test about the gross irresponsibility of this conduct," Ms Gillard told reporters in Canberra.

Opposition legal affairs spokesman George Brandis attacked Ms Gillard for her "clumsy" language.

"As far as I can see he (Mr Assange) hasn't broken any Australian law," Senator Brandis, a QC, told Sky News.

"Nor does it appear he has broken any American laws."

An open letter to Ms Gillard, prominent academics, lawyers, politicians and journalists called on the government to protect Mr Assange from the possibility of an "extra-judicial" assassination.

The most telling aspect of this event is the fact that while officials are quick to label Assange as a terrorist there is no strong condemnation to calls for Assange's assasination from some 'government' extremists in the West.

How is this possible in a free society?

Pelican,

Welcome to the Clayton's version (The free society you have when you don't have a free society).
You are allowed all the liberty available as long as you play the game and abide by the rules.

Poirot:

What particular freedoms do you lack in this Country? I find your statement strange!

I would like to know what law Assange has violated.
Why is he being prosecuted?
He is yet to be prosecuted or even arraigned. Till then he should be considered a free man

socratease

diver dan,

I don't have the freedom to set up a site to facilitate the exposure of leaked documents (even though they depict the truth) because if I attempted such a thing, I would be pursued by those in authority armed with allegations of possible crimes that I might have committed - or laws that I potentially maybe could be breaking. That would not be playing the game.

I do have the freedom to sit tight and do or say nothing while someone like Assange is hounded and shut down for exposing the truth - apparently that is playing the game.