Ecuador issued a ‘safe pass’ for Snowden

US: Ecuador has issued a “safe pass” transit permit for US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, according to the US-based Spanish-language TV network Univision, which posted what it said was a copy of the document online.

Quito had denied that it had provided the fugitive with any travel documents, following comments by WikiLeaks, which is helping Snowden avoid US capture, that he left Hong Kong on a refugee document supplied by Ecuador. Snowden spent a fifth day in a Moscow airport on Thursday, with his travel plans still a mystery. Washington has revoked his passport and is demanding that Russia extradite him to the United States.

The document Univision posted was issued on June 22 from Ecuador’s general consulate in London. The text is in both English and Spanish. “The General Consul of Ecuador in London grants this SAFEPASS to the below mentioned citizen. This document is granted to allow the bearer to travel to the territory of Ecuador for the purpose of political asylum.

AFP