China News Service, August 17th. According to a report by the Russian Satellite Network on the 17th, Anatoly Kucherena, a lawyer representing Snowden’s interests in Russia, believes that all acts directed against Edward Snowden, a former US defense contractor employee All investigations should be stopped. In his case, it is impossible to talk about pardon because he did not commit a crime.
Data map: In 2015, Snowden gave a speech to Canadian middle school students and participated in video.
Local time on August 15 said that US President Trump said that he would consider whether to pardon Snowden. Trump said: "I don’t know much about Snowden. I’m going to start studying this matter. This seems to be a divergent decision. Many people think he deserves to be treated differently, while others think he did. Very bad thing."
In response, Kucherena said, “Snowden disclosed that not only American citizens, but also the fact that the civil rights and freedoms of other countries were grossly violated, there is no reason to say that he committed a crime. I think Trump It shouldn’t be referring to pardons, but to request that all investigations that may be ongoing against Snowden be stopped.”
In 2013, Snowden exposed through the media that the U.S. government had extensively monitored domestic and foreign calls and monitored Internet communications, which caused an uproar in the international community. The US government subsequently issued a wanted for Snowden on charges of espionage, theft, and unauthorized disclosure of defense and intelligence information. After that, Snowden was granted an asylum permit and lived in Russia for many years.
Snowden published his autobiography "Permanent Record" in 2019. In an interview with American media, he said that returning to the United States was his ultimate goal, but he did not seek pardon, but only hoped for a fair trial.