One is a criminal defendant, the other a potential fugitive.
Both are presumed innocent, neither are ‘heroes.’
Snowden and Manning not withstanding, such acts are nothing more than civil liberties vigilantism, one may not take the law into his own hands, regardless how ‘noble’ the act may be perceived.
Apparently, 'one' may, at that. And I'm sure glad this 'one' did. Maybe you should find a country where people are more willing to kowtow to authority.