Snowden in limbo
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July 1, 2013, Monday
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US National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden is "under the care of the Russian authorities" and can't leave Moscow's international airport without his US passport, which has been revoked, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said yesterday.
Correa said he had no idea Snowden's intended destination was Ecuador when he fled Hong Kong for Russia last week. He said the Ecuadorean consul in London committed "a serious error" without consulting any officials in Ecuador's capital when the consul issued a letter of safe passage for Snowden.
Correa said the broader legitimacy of Snowden's actions must be taken into consideration and Ecuador would still consider an asylum request but only if Snowden is able to make it to Ecuador or an Ecuadorean Embassy to apply.
"At this moment he's under the care of the Russian authorities. If he arrives at an Ecuadorean Embassy we'll analyze his request for asylum," Correa said.
Russia has said that Snowden is not on Russian territory because he has not left Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport transit area, and that he is free to leave whenever he likes.
Correa said he had no idea Snowden's intended destination was Ecuador when he fled Hong Kong for Russia last week. He said the Ecuadorean consul in London committed "a serious error" without consulting any officials in Ecuador's capital when the consul issued a letter of safe passage for Snowden.
Correa said the broader legitimacy of Snowden's actions must be taken into consideration and Ecuador would still consider an asylum request but only if Snowden is able to make it to Ecuador or an Ecuadorean Embassy to apply.
"At this moment he's under the care of the Russian authorities. If he arrives at an Ecuadorean Embassy we'll analyze his request for asylum," Correa said.
Russia has said that Snowden is not on Russian territory because he has not left Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport transit area, and that he is free to leave whenever he likes.
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