aljazeera | Edward Snowden has been reported to be "healthy and safe" by
Julian Assange but his whereabouts remain a mystery as the US hunted the
architect of one of the biggest intelligence leaks in history.
The WikiLeaks founder on Monday said Snowden and a WikiLeaks staff
member travelling with him, Sarah Harrison, were "healthy and safe and
in contact with their legal team".
However, he added that he could not give information on their
whereabouts. Snowden reportedly left Hong Kong for Moscow on Sunday, and
was said on Monday to have exited on a flight to Cuba. However,
journalists travelling on the same plane said his seat was empty.
Strong objections
The White House later said it believed Snowden was still in Russia,
said it expected the Russian government to send him back to the US and
lodged "strong objections" to Hong Kong and China for letting him go.
A spokesman said on Monday evening that Snowden's exit from Hong Kong
"unquestionably'' damaged US-China relations, and that officials
believed he was still in Russia and should be handed over.
Snowden has been charged by the US of espionage and spying after
revealing to Western newspapers how the US's National Security Agency
spies on the internet and phone activities of millions of people. The
programme, named Prism, is authorised by a secret court.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said during a visit to India that it
would be "deeply troubling" if Moscow defied the US over Snowden, and
said the fugitive "places himself above the law, having betrayed his
country".
1 comments:
I'm reading messages from a professor at the Navy War college, previously he was at NSA. It's frightening what Snowden has released. His employer and the people who screened him are under investigation. When a person is mentally ill, they are not healthy.
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