Reefa Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Edward Snowden, the fugitive whistleblower who has been given refuge in Russia, is willing to return to the United States if he is given a fair trial, his lawyer said Tuesday."He is thinking about it. He has a desire to return and we are doing everything we can to make it happen," Anatoly Kucherena, the Russian lawyer who represents the former National Security Agency contractor, told a news conference. Snowden was given political asylum in Russia in the summer of 2013 after the US revoked his passport. He now leads a reclusive life there. "With a group of lawyers from other countries, we are working on the question of his return to America," Kucherena said. "Snowden is ready to return to the States, but on the condition that he is given a guarantee of a legal and impartial trial," he said. The lawyer said Snowden had so far only received a guarantee from the US Attorney General that he will not face the death penalty. He said that Snowden is able to travel outside Russia since he has a three-year Russian residency permit, but "I suspect that as soon as he leaves Russia, he will be taken to the US embassy." Kucherena's comments came at a presser where he presented a thriller loosely based on his encounters with Snowden. US filmmaker Oliver Stone has bought the rights to the book as he prepares to shoot a biopic about Snowden starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt.http://www.securityweek.com/snowden-ready-return-states-lawyer?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Securityweek+%28SecurityWeek+RSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whoopenstein Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Good luck with that. Have fun rotting in jail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 so you satay in russia where you could be killed if you piss on the government there...or come back to where you may only be thrown in jail .... but be alive..... hmmm ....what a dilemma..... not to mention the fact that the very best defense lawyers in america will be all fighting represent him and all for free because they are all publicity hounds and will relish the air time they get on tv for defending him and getting off with jail time served :lol: yes that is how it will go down if he does return Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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