Snowden seeks asylum in India, 19 other countries

July 02, 2013 10:09

American whistleblower Edward Snowden, currently sheltered in the transit zone of Moscow airport, has sought asylum in 20 countries, including India.

These asylum requests have been filed by Sarah Harrison, legal advisor of Wikileaks in the matter of Snowden, the whistleblower website said today, adding that the first two requests were made to Ecuador, followed by Iceland.

"On 30th June 2013 WikiLeaks' legal advisor in the Edward Snowden matter, Sarah Harrison, submitted by hand a number of requests for asylum and asylum assistance on behalf of EdwardJ Snowden," Wikileaks said in a statement.

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