evidence: WikiLeaks' international profile increased in 2008 when a Swiss bank, Bank Julius Baer, tried via a Californian court injunction to prevent the site's publication of bank records.[102] Assange commented that financial institutions ordinarily "operate outside the rule of law", and he received extensive legal support from free-speech and civil rights groups.[103][104] Bank Julius Baer's attempt to prevent the publication via injunction backfired. As a result of the Streisand effect, the publicity drew global attention to WikiLeaks and the bank documents.[92]: 135 [...] - ^ "Former Swiss Banker Is Arrested in WikiLeaks Case, After a Conviction". The New York Times. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2019. [...] - ^ "WikiLeaks Founder Swiss Account Closed, Bank Says". Bloomberg.com. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2023.