Edward Snowden will continue to seek asylum in Russia for the foreseeable future.
According to Reuters, on April 30, the lawyer for former US intelligence employee Edward Snowden, who went to Moscow last year after revealing details of large-scale US intelligence-gathering programs, said his client's asylum status is expected to be extended this summer.
According to Reuters, on April 30, the lawyer for former US intelligence employee Edward Snowden, who went to Moscow last year after revealing details of large-scale US intelligence-gathering programs, said his client's asylum status is expected to be extended this summer.
According to lawyer Jesselyn Radack, Snowden's temporary asylum status in Russia will expire at the end of June, but it is likely to be extended.
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| Edward Snowden after being granted asylum in Russia. (Source: AFP/VNA) |
Ms. Radack said: "It's clear he misses America and wants to come home. But we don't see that happening in the near future."
Snowden's lawyer also said that the U.S. Department of Justice has yet to review the charges against Snowden, brought last year, that he stole government property, illegally communicated national defense information, and intentionally transmitted classified intelligence to an unauthorized person. She stated, "If the Department of Justice wants to negotiate, we will be ready."
According to VNA
