Edward Snowden’s father made it known that his son should remain in Russia because his son is being discredited by the Obama administration.
Lon Snowden has been working tirelessly behind the lines with legal professionals in attempting to obtain ways for his son to get an impartial trial in the US.
Edward Snowden has been accused in federal court with contravening the Espionage Act and, divulging particulars of NSA reconnaissance.
There have been eight whistleblowers accused with breaching the Espionage Act under Obama.
At the moment, we have a remarkable group of people, or members of this expanding club, comprising Snowden who has been accused by the US government with the stealing of government property and, two counts of violating the Espionage Act.
In a phone conference with The Associated Press, the senior Mr. Snowden declared he had misplaced his faith and, was not sure that his son would be treated without bias by the Justice Department.
Currently Edward Snowden is in Hong Kong and, he intends to remain in the city and contest any accusations against him in a court of law if it is established that he is culpable, he faces up to 30 years in prison.
Government have extensively wrestled with the concept of the limits if any, to chair on the idiom of ideas and beliefs.
The quandary dates back to at least ancient Greece, when the Athenians prized single entitlements, but nonetheless victimised Socrates for his teachings, laying claim that he had lead astray young people and, had disparaged the gods.
Things have altered somewhat since ancient Greece and, Socrates, but we still have Freedom of speech and, it’s one’s constitutional right to convey one’s beliefs and opinions, utilising one’s body and property to anybody who is ready to receive them.
At the moment, Edward Snowden needs to obtain a haven and, relocate to anywhere, or anybody who is prepared to entertain his opinions and ideas, but still it’s his constitutional right to communicate his beliefs and opinions – that is not Espionage that is just telling people the veracity of what he regards as true.
The right to freedom of expression is recognised as a human right and, under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, that is recognised in international human rights law in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Article 19 of the ICCPR states that everyone shall have the right to embrace opinions without intrusion and everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall incorporate freedom to seek, receive and impart information and, ideas of all kinds, irrespective of limitations, either verbally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice.
Consequently Edward Snowden did not carry out Espionage, he did not spy for anybody else, the US government allegedly do that on an everyday basis, so in speculation the US government are supposedly blowing their own trumpet.
Edward Snowden is welcome to a warm sofa in my house anytime he likes because as far as I’m concerned he has carried out no unlawful act, except revealing what happened and if telling the truth is a crime these days, then everyone is guilty of something and, should all be put behind bars.
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