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“Snowden, by sincere conviction or for some other reason, considers himself to be a human rights activist, a fighter for the ideals of democracy and human freedom. Russian human rights activists and organizations, as well as their colleagues abroad acknowledge this. For this reason, extraditing Snowden to a country like the US where capital punishment is enforced is impossible,” Peskov explained to press.
“Snowden did ask to stay in Russia. However, when he found out Russia’s position on the matter and the associated conditions he decided not to stay in Russia,” said Peskov.
(Reuters) - Poland has received a document seeking asylum from U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden but its foreign minister said on Tuesday he would not recommend granting the request.
"We received a document that does not meet the requirements for a formal application for asylum," Radoslaw Sikorski wrote on his Twitter account. "Even if it did, I will not give a positive recommendation."
Wikileaks said on its website that Snowden's legal representative applied for asylum in a number of countries, including Russia, China and France.
(Reporting by Chris Borowski; Editing by Christian Lowe)
Originally posted by wlasikiewicz
I respect Snowden's commitment to his cause, the Americans should be accountable for their actions, so should any country for that matter. I dont see why Snowden has to run away to make a point, he deserves his day in court like any other citizen.
Snowden needs to sue the US Government for breaching his human rights.
NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday refused to grant political asylum to USA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
"Our embassy in Moscow did receive a communication dated 30 June from Mr Edward Snowden. That communication did contain a request for asylum," foreign ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin said.
"Following careful examination, we have concluded that we see no reason to accede to Snowden's request," Syed Akbaruddin said.
I wonder how Snowden will 'get out' of Russia without a valid passport ? You would think he would have obtained some fake I.D. before embarking on this crusade of his. Something is fishy about the whole deal.
Originally posted by The0nlytruth
Snowden requested asylum in Moscow, but withdrew it when asked to cease 'anti-US activity'
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“Snowden, by sincere conviction or for some other reason, considers himself to be a human rights activist, a fighter for the ideals of democracy and human freedom. Russian human rights activists and organizations, as well as their colleagues abroad acknowledge this. For this reason, extraditing Snowden to a country like the US where capital punishment is enforced is impossible,” Peskov explained to press.
“Snowden did ask to stay in Russia. However, when he found out Russia’s position on the matter and the associated conditions he decided not to stay in Russia,” said Peskov.
Originally posted by The0nlytruth
reply to post by xuenchen
Agreed, I dont think he is as efficient as the Media and Wikileaks have made him out to be. They say he planned all of this, however I think its more like a frantic panic for political asylum.
Regards, TOT
"You can't come forward against the world's most powerful intelligence agencies and be completely free from risk because they are such powerful adversaries that noone can meaningfully oppose them...The greatest fear that I have regarding the outcome for America of these disclosures is that nothing will change. People will see in the media all of these disclosures and know the lengths that the government is going to grant themselves powers unilaterally to create greater control over American society and global society."