Internet freedom fighter and political activist Jeremy Hammond issued a statement from prison celebrating fellow Internet freedom fighter Aaron Swartz and condemning a “fundamentally flawed and corrupt” legal system.
Hammond is currently facing 30-years-to-life for his alleged criminal involvement in cyber activism. He released his statement through his lawyers on Feb. 20.
Hammond is facing multiple computer hacking conspiracy charges due to his alleged involvement with Anonymous, LulzSec, and AntiSec, groups which have targeted and exposed corruption in government institutions and corporations such as Stratfor, The Arizona Department of Public Safety, and HB Gary Federal.
In the lengthy, yet thoughtful statement , Hammond says
The tragic death of internet freedom fighter Aaron Swartz reveals the government’s flawed “cyber security strategy” as well as its systematic corruption involving computer crime investigations, intellectual property law, and government/corporate transparency.
Hammond goes on to blame “aggressive prosecution, riddled with abuse and misconduct” for the death of Aron Swartz. Hammond, like many others, argues that “the recent aggressive, politically-motivated expansion of computer crime law where hackers and activists are increasingly criminalized” is what led to the death of Swartz.
Hammond concludes his statement with the following:
We the people demand free and equal access to information and technology. We demand transparency and accountability from governments and big corporations, and privacy for the masses from invasive surveillance networks.
The government will never be forgiven. Aaron Swartz will never be forgotten.
Hammond has been held without bail for more than a year, and has spent much of the past month in solitary confinement.
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