Twitter details of Wikileaks-connected persons suubpoeanaed
Published:Saturday | January 8, 2011 | 6:14 PM
The United States(US) government has subpoenaed the social networking site Twitter for personal details of people connected to Wikileaks.
The US District Court in Virginia said it wanted information including user names, addresses, connection records, telephone numbers and payment details.
Those named include Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and an Icelandic MP.
The US is examining possible charges against Mr Assange over the leaking of 250,000 classified diplomatic cables.
Reports indicate the Department of Justice may seek to indict him on charges of conspiring to steal documents with Private First Class Bradley Manning, a US Army intelligence analyst.