In an article published Monday in The Wall Street Journal , Ashdown wrote "I could not allow the whole country's future to be held to ransom by a few who believe corruption and keeping war criminals free is more important than jobs, security and peace for all."
U članku koji se ponedeljak pojavio u listu Vol strit džurnal, Ešdaun je napisao da "ne može da dozvoli da budućnost cele zemlje bude talac nekolicine koji veruju da su korupcija i ratni zločinci koji se slobodno šetaju naokolo važniji od radnih mesta, bezbednosti i mira za sve".