//Snowden was believed to be in Russia on Monday and attempting to fly to Ecuador. Yet journalists who boarded a flight from Moscow to Havana, a suspected lay-over stop on Snowden’s journey, reported that the former National Security Agency contractor was not on the plane, despite reports that he had checked in. Speaking in Dehli on Monday, US secretary of state John Kerry expressed frustration that neither the Chinese or Russian governments had detained Snowden. “It would be deeply troubling, obviously, if they had adequate notice, and notwithstanding that, they make the decision wilfully to ignore that and not live by the standards of the law.” Russian officials claim they lack the legal authority to detain Snowden. “The Americans can’t demand anything,” human-rights ombudsman Vladimir Lukin told Interfax, saying that as long as Snowden did not leave the Moscow airport’s secure transit area, he was not on Russian soil and could not be seized.//
Posted on: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 16:14:37 +0000
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