Russia is not going to convey a former employee of the national security Agency (NSA) of the USA in the hands of American justice. This was stated by Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak, speaking at Johns Hopkins University in Washington. There are a couple of reasons.
first, Russia and the United States have no agreement on the exchange of citizens who are suspected of offences. Moscow repeatedly offered to Washington to sign bilateral treaties on the extradition of criminals and transfer of convicts. But this proposal was not met. And it is clear. For the US secret services abduction of citizens of other States on the territory of third countries is a common practice. And act between Russia and the U.S. such an agreement, Viktor Bout, Yaroslav Yaroshenko, the Roman Seleznyov and many other Russians are in American jails, have long been at Home. It States it is not profitable. But thus they deprived themselves of the opportunity to require the transfer of their jurisdiction anyone, including Edward Snowden.
And second, by providing ex-scout shelter on its territory, Russia guaranteed his safety. To backtrack, to take back the promise to protect and help this way for Moscow just no.
simply put, “we have no moral or legal right to transfer Snowden to the us justice”, – concluded the diplomat.
the persecution of Edward Snowden began in June 2013, when he gave the Washington Post and the Guardian secret materials about the programs of surveillance of US intelligence and British foreign nationals, including the wiretapping of the conversations of foreign leaders. Hiding from U.S. intelligence, Snowden flew to Hong Kong and then to Moscow. For some time he lived in “sterile” area of the airport, trying to get permission of various States to settle with them.
as a result, Russia has granted Snowden temporary asylum for one year on the condition that it will cease operations against the United States.
the First of August 2014 Snowden received a three-year residence permit in Russia, which allows him not only to move freely around the country, but also to go beyond it. In particular, theoretically it could go to Norway, to November 18, personally awarded to him the Prize Osickova for the year 2016. However, Oslo does not give him formal security assurances. Meanwhile, state Department spokesman Marie Harf said that the Norwegian authorities warned that they should not allow arrival of Snowden.
In the US, Edward Snowden faces punishment up to death penalty for espionage and betrayal of national interests.
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