Anonymous leaks Tunisian premier\'s emails

The hacktivist group Anonymous has claimed to have gained access to 2,725 email messages of Tunisia's ruling Ennahda party, including those of Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali, a hacker news site reported on Tuesday (Manila time). A report on The Hacker News said the collective got the email addresses of the president, head of the Constituent Assembly, Ennahdha party officials, and other party leaders. It cited a Facebook video of Anonymous TN where a hacker wearing the group's Guy Fawkes mask said the emails were released in protest of the alleged failure of Ennahda, Tunisia's ruling party, to protect the unemployed and artists attacked by Salafi Islamists during a recent protest. "The Tunisian government seems to think the emails are pretty old, but are investigating if the emails from Jebali are from before or after the election," The Hacker News said. Also, the activist said the emails include phone numbers, bank transactions and invoices paid during Tunisia's election campaign in October. Ennahda had won more than 40 percent of parliament seats in the elections, going on to lead the government. The Hacker News also noted Anonymous is pushing against Internet censorship in Tunisia. It said the group promised the Tunisian government to break its silence on a large part of the accessed data. "If you do not wish to see these published on the internet we ask you to work to the best of your ability to avoid internet censorship and to respect human rights and the freedom of expression in Tunisia," The Hacker News quoted the hackers as saying.