13:43 GMT: No one has been fired or offered to resign over Snowden-related security lapses, said the NSA’s deputy director. 05:20 GMT: If the former NSA contractor Edward Snowden returned to the US for prosecution, he will not be granted the constitutional right of due process, his father, Lon Snowden, fears. “The fact is no assurances have been made that he will be given a fair trial, that he deserves, or any citizen of this nation is given by our Constitution,” he told Rossiya 24 news channel during an interview in the US. According to the elder Snowden, his son would be maltreated in US custody in the run up to the trial, similar to the case of Pfc. Bradley Manning, who was recently found guilty on 20 offences linked to the leaking of classified US information to WikiLeaks. “I just don’t have a high level of trust in our justice system, not only because of what has happened to my son,” Lon Snowden said. Russia is currently considering Edward Snowden’s request for temporary asylum, while the whistleblower still remains in the transit zone of the Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport. “I feel Russia has the strength and resolve and convictions to protect my son,” Edward Snowden’s father wrapped up.
Posted on: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 14:11:32 +0000
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