Nicaragua, Venezuela offer asylum to Edward Snowden

July 06, 2013 09:52

The presidents of Nicaragua and Venezuela offered on Friday to grant asylum to National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden.

Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua and Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela made their offers during separate speeches in their home countries yesterday. Snowden, who has been charged by the United States for espionage, has asked 21 countries for asylum, most of whom have turned down his request.

He is believed to be holed up in a transit area of Moscow airport.

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