... I believe GBC is well aware of the surge of suspicious public opinion against him. quote]
Does that mean that he is aware it is happening not only in newspapers and tv news bulletins, but on internet sites such as aussie criminals, twitter, facebook as well as websleuths?
My fair comment is that in the eyes of The Law, a POI is innocent until proven guilty in a Criminal Court of Law, but there sure does seem to be 'a surge' of suspicious public opinion in the social media just as you say.