U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden has asked for “temporary” political
asylum in Russia, agreeing to President Vladimir Putin’s condition to
stop “harming” American interests
This image provided by Human Rights Watch shows NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, centre, attends a press conference at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport with Sarah Harrison of WikiLeaks, left, on Friday
Edward Snowden conveyed his asylum request to 13 Russian rights activists, lawyers and political figures that he invited on Friday July 12,2013 to the transit zone at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, where he has been living for the past 19 days
It was Edward Snowden’s first public appearance since he flew to Moscow from Hong Kong after exposing a global electronic surveillance programme run by the U.S. National Security Agency.
Note
It is the second time Edward Snowden is asking for Russian asylum. He retracted his first request after Mr. Putin said he could stay in Russia on condition that “he must stop his work aimed at harming our U.S. partners.”
This image provided by Human Rights Watch shows NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, centre, attends a press conference at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport with Sarah Harrison of WikiLeaks, left, on Friday
Edward Snowden conveyed his asylum request to 13 Russian rights activists, lawyers and political figures that he invited on Friday July 12,2013 to the transit zone at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, where he has been living for the past 19 days
It was Edward Snowden’s first public appearance since he flew to Moscow from Hong Kong after exposing a global electronic surveillance programme run by the U.S. National Security Agency.
“Edward Snowden asked human rights activists and lawyers to support his asylum
appeal,” said lawyer Anatoly Kucherena who attended the meeting.
“He assured us that he was ready to accept [Russian President Vladimir]
Putin’s condition for receiving Russian asylum and halt activities
damaging to the U.S.,” lawyer Anatoly Kucherena told
In an early official reaction, Russian Parliament speaker Sergei
Naryshkin said Moscow should give Edward Snowden asylum because he faced
capital punishment in the U.S.
“We have no right to let it happen. We must grant him asylum or temporary shelter,” the Russian speaker said.
Note
It is the second time Edward Snowden is asking for Russian asylum. He retracted his first request after Mr. Putin said he could stay in Russia on condition that “he must stop his work aimed at harming our U.S. partners.”
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