Excerpt: "A Norwegian appeals court rejected a lawsuit from famed
whistleblower Edward Snowden against the Norwegian government Wednesday,
denying him free passage to the country to accept a free speech award."
Snowden delivers remarks via video link from Moscow to attendees at a
discussion regarding an International Treaty on the Right to Privacy,
Protection Against Improper Surveillance and Protection of Whistleblowers in
Manhattan, New York, September 24, 2015. (photo: Andrew Kelly/Reuters)
Norway Won't Let Snowden Come to Accept Free Speech Award
By teleSUR
29 September 16
Whistleblower Edward Snowden, trapped in Moscow to avoid prosecution in the
U.S., wanted to travel to accept a free speech prize in the Nordic country.
A Norwegian appeals court rejected a lawsuit from famed whistleblower Edward
Snowden against the Norwegian government Wednesday, denying him free passage
to the country to accept a free speech award.
The court upheld the verdict of the lower Oslo District Court, which
dismissed the case in June.
"The court of appeal has-like the district court-concluded that the lawsuit
must be rejected," it said Wednesday, adding that the Justice Ministry could
not be compelled to issue an advance decision on whether or not to
extradite.
Snowden, a former National Security Agency contractor who leaked details
about the U.S. government's massive surveillance programs, was granted
asylum in Russia, which borders Norway, after fleeing the United States in
2013.
Supporters see him as a whistleblower who boldly exposed government excess.
But the U.S. government has filed espionage charges against him for leaking
intelligence information.
Snowden had been invited to Norway to receive an award from the local branch
of writers' group PEN International but worried that he would be handed over
to the United States, his lawyers have said.
"Sadly, this was not entirely unexpected," Chairman William Nygaard of PEN
Norway told Reuters. "We will, of course, appeal to the Supreme Court."
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Snowden delivers remarks via video link from Moscow to attendees at a
discussion regarding an International Treaty on the Right to Privacy,
Protection Against Improper Surveillance and Protection of Whistleblowers in
Manhattan, New York, September 24, 2015. (photo: Andrew Kelly/Reuters)
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Norway Won't Let Snowden Come to Accept Free Speech Award
By teleSUR
29 September 16
Whistleblower Edward Snowden, trapped in Moscow to avoid prosecution in the
U.S., wanted to travel to accept a free speech prize in the Nordic country.
Norwegian appeals court rejected a lawsuit from famed whistleblower Edward
Snowden against the Norwegian government Wednesday, denying him free passage
to the country to accept a free speech award.
The court upheld the verdict of the lower Oslo District Court, which
dismissed the case in June.
"The court of appeal has-like the district court-concluded that the lawsuit
must be rejected," it said Wednesday, adding that the Justice Ministry could
not be compelled to issue an advance decision on whether or not to
extradite.
Snowden, a former National Security Agency contractor who leaked details
about the U.S. government's massive surveillance programs, was granted
asylum in Russia, which borders Norway, after fleeing the United States in
2013.
Supporters see him as a whistleblower who boldly exposed government excess.
But the U.S. government has filed espionage charges against him for leaking
intelligence information.
Snowden had been invited to Norway to receive an award from the local branch
of writers' group PEN International but worried that he would be handed over
to the United States, his lawyers have said.
"Sadly, this was not entirely unexpected," Chairman William Nygaard of PEN
Norway told Reuters. "We will, of course, appeal to the Supreme Court."
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