"Mr Snowden requested that WikiLeaks use its legal expertise and experience to secure his safety."
They tried 2 times before, Manning is in jail, Assange is living in an embassy. Only losers quit.
edit: I see that Garzon is on board, he's the one who tried to judge Pinochet, one of the CIA's dictator. His job ended when he tried to bring trials for acts of the spanish dictature.