Snowden is ‘healthy and safe,’ says Assange

Edward Snowden. AP FILE PHOTO

LONDON — Fugitive US intelligence analyst Edward Snowden is “healthy and safe”, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said on Monday, although he refused to reveal his whereabouts.

Snowden and the WikiLeaks staff member travelling with him, Sarah Harrison, are “healthy and safe and they are in contact with their legal team,” Assange said in a teleconference, adding: “I cannot give further information as to their whereabouts.”