LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) – Former U.S. spy agency contractor
Edward Snowden has broken his silence for the first time since
he fled to Moscow eight days ago to say he remains free to make
new disclosures about U.S. spying activity.
In a letter to Ecuador seen by Reuters, Snowden said the
United States was illegally persecuting him for revealing its
electronic surveillance programme, PRISM. He also thanked
Ecuador for helping him get to Russia and for examining his
asylum request.
(Reporting By Andrew Osborn; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
