A Sri Lankan couple who sheltered Edward Snowden in Hong Kong have been granted asylum in Canada along with their two children, a nonprofit group says.
, reunited with the rest of their family and free of the constant fear and worry that marked their existence as high-profile asylum seekers in Hong Kong,” he added.after leaving his job at an N.S.A. facility in Hawaii with thousands of classified documents about vast U.S. surveillance programs. He initially stayed in a high-end hotel, where he gave an interview to journalists from The Guardian who also published some of the documents.
Facing U.S. espionage charges, Snowden fled about two weeks later to Russia, where he was granted permanent residency last year.on Wednesday after the family’s arrival in Canada was announced. Another “Snowden refugee,” Ajith Pushpakumara of Sri Lanka, remains in Hong Kong. Mr. Séguin’s group called on Canadian authorities to expedite Pushpakumara’s asylum application.The Guardian via Getty Images file