Ecuador's President: Helping Edward Snowden Was A Mistake

Rafael Correa Not Considering Snowden Asylum: 'We Helped Him By Mistake' -- The Guardian

Ecuador's president reveals travel pass was granted 'without authorisation' and says whistleblower is now Russia's problem

Ecuador is not considering Edward Snowden's asylum request and never intended to facilitate his flight from Hong Kong, president Rafael Correa said as the whistleblower made a personal plea to Quito for his case to be heard.

Snowden was Russia's responsibility and would have to reach Ecuadorean territory before the country would consider any asylum request, the president said in an interview with the Guardian on Monday.

"Are we responsible for getting him to Ecuador? It's not logical. The country that has to give him a safe conduct document is Russia."

The president, speaking at the presidential palace in Quito, said his government did not intentionally help Snowden travel from Hong Kong to Moscow with a temporary travel pass. "It was a mistake on our part," he added.

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My Comment: I can only imagine the pressure that the U.S. government must have applied on Ecuador for them to walk away from Snowden.