RT’s sister channel Actualidad caught up with the WikiLeaks founder in London. Assange shared his views on NSA scandal in Latin America and the future of freedom of information.
The whistleblower, who was granted asylum by Ecuador last year and since then been waiting in the country’s embassy in London for safe passage, shared his thoughts on how WikiLeaks helped saved Edward Snowden – the prominent NSA leaker – from a US manhunt.
“We were involved in filling out the asylum requests for Edward Snowden formally and informally for around 20 different nations. Some because we thought there was a decent chance, others because we wanted to show the public the refusals, to generate some public debate and awareness how their government is behaving,” Assange said.
Speaking on the topic of President Obama’s recent declaration on US exceptionalism, Assange was quick to point out that such this was reflected in American power to violate laws.
“Whenever you see the President talk about exceptionalism what he is trying to say is that rules of civil behavior do not apply to him. Whether that is invading some other country or whether that is abuse of laws at home,” Assange said.
The Australian native went on to criticize the US leadership saying that the White House was abusing its power more than any other administration in history.
For more on Assange revelations tune in this Friday to RT to see the full version of this interview, in which the journalist recounts his experience after spending over a year in Ecuador’s embassy in London.