the Background to the appeal is rejected in both the district court and the court of appeal on the desire for a guarantee that Snowden (33) will not be extradited from Norway to the united STATES. The american reporter, currently in Russia, should according to plan be awarded to Ossietzky award in Norway 18. november.
Norwegian PEN has, however, deferred the award of this year’s Ossietzky-price-7. June next year in the hopes that Snowden should win. It is ytringsfrihetsorganisasjonen PRETTY as parts out the price in Norway.
Both Snowden himself, Norwegian PEN, and several media organisations believe the Norwegian courts can determine in advance that the notifier will not be apprehended and extradited from the Uk, but the courts say they can’t treat the matter.
the Interview in the link
Now also has the supreme court ankeutvalg rejected the appeal, which means that the country’s top court will not make an in-depth assessment of the question. 18. november was the NSA-the reporter still interviewed on the video links at an event in connection with the awarding of the prize.
He pointed out that several countries in the last years stricter laws in terrorbekjempelsens name and in practice legalized masseovervåkingen.
Terrorism has been a magic word for the lawmakers, said Snowden, according to the NTB, and added that he has little faith that political leaders will turn the ring about your privacy.
– We can not hope for a hero who is going to sort it out. We cannot hope that a president, legislature or any other stands up for us. It is up to the common man to save democracy, the continued Snowden.
Attorney John Wessel Aas, which has represented presseorganisasjonene that is partshjelp for Snowden in this matter, says it is now not possible to determine if the disclosure unless Snowden actually come to Norway and take a chance on it.
All the lawyers on this side are quite convinced that what he is charged with in the united STATES is something that is regarded as political offences for our utleveringslov. So then it is an absolute prohibition to disclose him, no matter where it is. So the risk is not so great that he disclosed, but it will be a completely different process, ” explains Aas, and adds:
he not only visited Norway to get a price. Then he will be arrested and probably sit in custody while the case is being tried in at least three instances in the Norwegian courts of law and it becomes a much longer stay.
WARNING FOR PEACE: – the Notification is about peace, because it directs attention towards the processes in the united STATES that prevents peace, ” says director Oliver Stone on the evening News.
ALERT FOR PEACE: – the Notification is about peace, because it directs attention towards the processes in the united STATES that prevents peace, ” says director Oliver Stone on the evening News.
office of the Attorney general pleased
the Attorney general is satisfied that the Supreme court has rejected the appeal of Edward Snowden.
– We take note that the Supreme court has come to the same result as we have argued, and as we have supposed is academically correct, ” says attorney Christian Reusch at office of the Attorney general to the NTB.
He emphasizes that the supreme court’s decision does not mean that it is freely up for extradition to the united STATES if Snowden would come to Norway, but only that a forhåndsprøving of this question is not possible.
That the legal proceedings have been characterized by political considerations to the relationship between the united STATES and Norway, the rejects, he decided.
– The argument we have made, is completely independent of the person it applies to. It does not take a position on who we are talking about, but the system, he says.
– Stirs international attention
Snowden has gone to the case against the Norwegian state in the hope to clarify if he can pågripes and to be disclosed to the united STATES, where he is charged with espionage.
ATTENTION: Chair of the Norwegian PEN, William Nygaard, thinks it is remarkable that Snowden does not get to know if he can come to Norway without being arrested.
Photo: Varfjell, Fredrik / NTB scanpix
Snowden worked for several years for american intelligence, specifically the National Security Agency, but jumped off in 2013 and took with them large quantities of documents which revealed how etterretningsorganisasjonen the NSA ran the massive surveillance by the tele – and data traffic around the world.
the Monitoring occurred in cooperation with many nations ‘ intelligence services, and revelations sparked a huge debate in many countries. Norwegian PEN, the Norwegian association of Norwegian editors, Norwegian press association and the Norwegian union of journalists has engasjerg as partshjelpere to get Snowden to Norway.
the Leader of the Norwegian PEN, William Nygaard, has previously pointed out how important Snowdens allowed to come to Norway is in a ytringsfrihetsperspektiv.
– If not Edward Snowden gets tested, its utleveringssak, this will be a political and legal defeat which will arouse international attention, has Nygaard previously stated.
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