Wikileaks founder Julian Assange declined to answer when asked if his organization began working with NSA leaker Edward Snowden before he left the United States for Hong Kong and went to the press with his documents detailing U.S. spying programs.
“I instructed the organization to assist Mr. Snowden. I cannot go into further details at this stage,” Assange said.
Assange claimed Wikileaks helped Snowden with legal advice on his asylum requests as well as the costs of his travel and attorneys in Hong Kong. Snowden left Hong Kong for Moscow Sunday. Assange also declined to discuss Snowden’s current location but said Wikileaks is aware of his whereabouts.
