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James Clapper
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Edward Snowden
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ACLU & & Eric Holder & Chuck Hagel &
Wikileaks
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Michael Hayden & &
Jen Psaki & Matthew Lee
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Barack Obama
On June 23, 2013, former NSA leaker Edward Snowden fled Hong Kong for Moscow in the company of WikiLeaks activist Sarah Harrison. Snowden enlisted the help of WikiLeaks to seek political asylum in Ecuador following US requests for his extradition from Hong Kong.
Mr Edward Snowden, the American whistleblower who exposed evidence of a global surveillance regime conducted by US and UK intelligence agencies, has left Hong Kong legally. He is bound for the Republic of Ecuador via a safe route for the purposes of asylum, and is being escorted by diplomats and legal advisors from WikiLeaks.
Mr Snowden requested that WikiLeaks use its legal expertise and experience to secure his safety. Once Mr Snowden arrives in Ecuador his request will be formally processed.
Former Spanish Judge Mr Baltasar Garzon, legal director of Wikileaks and lawyer for Julian Assange has made the following statement:
"The WikiLeaks legal team and I are interested in preserving Mr Snowden’s rights and protecting him as a person. What is being done to Mr Snowden and to Mr Julian Assange - for making or facilitating disclosures in the public interest - is an assault against the people".