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Who was the middle-man?
Iceland approached by 'middleman' over possible Edward Snowden asylumJournalist says he was asked by unnamed intermediary to notify Icelandic government that Snowden may want to seek asylum
Reuters in Reykjavik
Tuesday 18 June 2013 13.37 EDT
... In a column in the Icelandic daily Frettabladid, WikiLeaks spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson claimed that a middleman had approached him on behalf of Snowden.
"On 12 June, I received a message from Edward Snowden where he asked me to notify the Icelandic government that he wanted to seek asylum in Iceland," Hrafnsson, who is also an investigative journalist in Iceland, told Reuters.
The Icelandic government, which has refused to say whether it would grant asylum to Snowden, confirmed it had received the message from Hrafnsson.
"Kristinn Hrafnsson has contacted two ministries in an informal way but not the ministers. There has been no formal approach in this matter," a government spokesman said ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/18/iceland-edward-snowden-asylum
"On 12 June, I received a message from Edward Snowden where he asked me to notify the Icelandic government that he wanted to seek asylum in Iceland," Hrafnsson, who is also an investigative journalist in Iceland, told Reuters.
The Icelandic government, which has refused to say whether it would grant asylum to Snowden, confirmed it had received the message from Hrafnsson.
"Kristinn Hrafnsson has contacted two ministries in an informal way but not the ministers. There has been no formal approach in this matter," a government spokesman said ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/18/iceland-edward-snowden-asylum
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