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28th June 2013, 06:05 AM
Snowden's father: My son may return to US, being manipulated by WikiLeaks Get short URL (http://rt.com/usa/snowden-father-return-usa-377/)
Published time: June 28, 2013 11:27
Edited time: June 28, 2013 12:02
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Edward Snowden's father says his son could return to back to the US if certain conditions are met, NBC reports. Snowden wants to remain at large before trial and choose where it would take place. The father insists his NSA-leaker son was manipulated.
Edward Snowden also would like prosecutors not to file a so-called gag order, which bans information or any comments from being made public, Lonnie Snowden said.
The channel reports Snowden Snr. intends to send a letter to the US Justice Department and attorney General Eric Holder through his lawyer later on Friday.
Lonnie Snowden, who has not spoken to his son since April, believes his son was manipulated by third parties, including WikiLeaks.
“I think WikiLeaks, if you've looked at past history, you know, their focus isn't necessarily the Constitution of the United States. It's simply to release as much information as possible,” Snowden Snr. told NBC’s Today.
Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee and ex-staff member of a private contractor working for the NSA, fled the United States to Hong Kong in May prior to disclose secret documents about US surveillance.
Snowden was charged with espionage by US federal prosecutors on Friday and currently remains in Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport transit zone after he left Hong Kong for Russia.
Published time: June 28, 2013 11:27
Edited time: June 28, 2013 12:02
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Edward Snowden's father says his son could return to back to the US if certain conditions are met, NBC reports. Snowden wants to remain at large before trial and choose where it would take place. The father insists his NSA-leaker son was manipulated.
Edward Snowden also would like prosecutors not to file a so-called gag order, which bans information or any comments from being made public, Lonnie Snowden said.
The channel reports Snowden Snr. intends to send a letter to the US Justice Department and attorney General Eric Holder through his lawyer later on Friday.
Lonnie Snowden, who has not spoken to his son since April, believes his son was manipulated by third parties, including WikiLeaks.
“I think WikiLeaks, if you've looked at past history, you know, their focus isn't necessarily the Constitution of the United States. It's simply to release as much information as possible,” Snowden Snr. told NBC’s Today.
Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee and ex-staff member of a private contractor working for the NSA, fled the United States to Hong Kong in May prior to disclose secret documents about US surveillance.
Snowden was charged with espionage by US federal prosecutors on Friday and currently remains in Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport transit zone after he left Hong Kong for Russia.