Russia likely to prolong asylum for fugitive Snowden
By TMG Editor - 11 July 2014
MOSCOW — Russia will most probably extend former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden’s temporary asylum on the grounds that “his life is endangered“, an official close to the country’s Federal Migration Service (FMS) was quoted as saying on Friday (11/07/2014).
Snowden fled to Russia after leaking details of secret state surveillance programmes and Moscow granted him a year-long asylum on Aug. 1, 2013, upsetting Washington which wants to try the American at home on charges including espionage. - Reuters
