Snowden offers to help Brazil investigate NSA spying when he's given asylum

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Members of the Youngs Together activist group pose with masks of Edward Snowden, former US National Security Agency contractor, during a public hearing of Brazil-based Guardian reporter Glenn Greenwald, at the Brazilian Senate's foreign relations committee, in Brasilia, on August 6, 2013. (AFP Photo/Moises Avila)

Whistleblower Edward Snowden has pledged to help Brazil investigate the NSA’s spying activities. Snowden said he had been asked by Brazilian senators for information on “suspected crimes against Brazilian citizens.”

“A lot of Brazilian senators have asked me to collaborate with their investigations into suspected crimes against Brazilian citizens,” said Snowden. The whistleblower added he has agreed to help, but the government of the US was working hard to stop him from doing so.

“The American government will continue to limit my ability to speak out until a country grants me permanent political asylum,” wrote Snowden, hinting that he may ask Brazil for asylum. The whistleblower is currently residing in the Russian Federation where he has been granted temporary asylum by the government.

More details on: RT.com

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