Snowden Is ‘Safe and Healthy’ – WikiLeaks Founder
MOSCOW, June 24 (RIA Novosti) – Julian Assange, founder of the whistleblowing organization WikiLeaks, said Monday that former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden was “safe and healthy” but declined to reveal his whereabouts.
Snowden is wanted by the United States for disclosing a top-secret surveillance program that allegedly targeted millions of Americans. He took a plane from Hong Kong to Moscow on Sunday accompanied by WikiLeaks representative Sarah Harrison, the organization said in a statement.
“The current status of Snowden and Harrison is that both are healthy and safe and they are in contact with their legal teams,” Assange said during a conference call broadcast by RT. He said he would not give any further information about Snowden’s whereabouts.
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He said that he had “personal sympathy with Mr. Snowden” and that WikiLeaks was ready to assist him in future.
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