US leaker Snowden charged with espionage

US leaker Snowden charged with espionage

US leaker Snowden charged with espionage

US authorities have filed espionage charges against rogue intelligence technician Edward Snowden and asked Hong Kong to detain him, the Washington Post has reported.

Citing US government officials, the report said yesterday that a sealed criminal complaint had been lodged with a federal court in an eastern district of the US state of Virginia and a provisional arrest warrant had been issued.

Snowden was charged with espionage, theft and "conversion of government property" -- the criminal misuse of government property -- according to the Post. Federal officials would not immediately confirm the report.



