The Czech branch of WikiLeaks on Monday (Feb. 21) will make public lists of sponsors of political parties that currently can only legally be inspected in person at the Chamber of Deputies. “The law requires these data be public precisely in order to make political parties’ sponsors clearly identifiable,” PirateLeaks project coordinator Jakub Michálek told Czech Position, justifying the move.

Slightly behind schedule at 3:15 pm the “Czech Assange” Jakub Michálek officially launched the Czech equivalent of WikiLeaks with the words “Close the gap!” The site’s launch ceremony was attended by journalists from most national media outlets.

A member of the Czech Pirate Party (ČPS) tells Czech Position that the group will create its own whistle-blowing site — perhaps under the name ‘PirateLeaks’ — to avoid vetting and delays by WikiLeaks in releasing top secret documents of Czech interest.