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European Parliament Urges Protection for Edward Snowden

posted by martyb on Sunday November 01 2015, @05:45AM   Printer-friendly
from the nice-gesture dept.

Koen writes:

BRUSSELS — The European Parliament narrowly (285 vs 281 votes) adopted a nonbinding but nonetheless forceful resolution on Thursday urging the 28 nations of the European Union to recognize Edward J. Snowden as a "whistle-blower and international human rights defender" and to shield him from prosecution.

On Twitter, Mr. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who leaked documents about electronic surveillance by the American government, called the vote a "game-changer."

But the resolution has no legal force and limited practical effect for Mr. Snowden, who is living in Russia on a three-year residency permit. Whether to grant Mr. Snowden asylum remains a decision for the individual European governments, and thus far, none have done so.

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  • (Score: 2) by Koen on Sunday November 01 2015, @01:27PM

    by Koen (427) on Sunday November 01 2015, @01:27PM (#257145)

    I agree, I just want to point out that Switzerland is not a EU member [wikipedia.org].

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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday November 01 2015, @03:04PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Sunday November 01 2015, @03:04PM (#257164) Journal

    Holy crap - I've exposed my ignorance. Had anyone told me that without a citation, I'd have just rolled my eyes at the poor moron. Now, I'm ingtigued - WTF not? Don't worry, I'll use the internet to find out.

    Thanks, Koen.