Welcome Back Peter! Pirate Bay Founder Released From Prison
Peter Sunde is a free man again, Torrent Freak reports. After more than five months, the co-founder of the Pirate Bay was released from prison today. Peter is expected to take some time off to spend with family and loved ones before he continues working on making the Internet a better place. Peter Sunde announced on Twitter: "My body just got re-united with my soul and mind, the parts of me that matters and that never can be held hostage." Peter Sunde ran for European Parliament in 2014 election with the Pirate Party of Finland. He was arrested on 31 May 2014, just days after the EU....
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