Russian Migration Official Says Snowden May be in Danger

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Source: VOA

MOSCOW — A Russian Federal Migration Service official said he believes it's best that former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden remain in Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport because he is a wanted man and is safer there. The United States has promised Russia it will not seek the death penalty if Snowden is returned to America to face espionage charges.

Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden has been holed up in Sheremetyevo Airport for more than a month as he awaits temporary asylum in Russia.

Snowden’s lawyer says his application for asylum has been submitted to Russia’s Federal Migration Service, or FMS, and it’s now a wait and see situation.

Vladimir Volokh, head of the FMS's public council, said if Snowden leaves Sheremetyevo, Russia can’t guarantee his safety.


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1. the "USA" executes hundreds of people w/out trial or conviction...smart move on snowdens part nt

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2. I thought that was probably why he was still there.

So was interested to see support for the idea.

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3. It might be a good idea for him to not get on an airplane.

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4. Among various other things. But he should be very well educated about that. nt

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5. they are gonna slow walk his application

for asylum in hopes he'll get so tired of being there he will leave. The Russians are wearing him down.