 , a (NSA) whistle-blower who has been in exile since 2013, would like to return to the  providing he is guaranteed a "fair and impartial trial", said Anatoly Kucherena, his Russian lawyer, yesterday. Snowden from file. The has promised Snowden he will not be if he is convicted under the , however, Kucherena says, he has not been promised the fair trial he seeks. Kucherena also said the US Attorney General does not have legal power to enforce the promise of no execution. Reportedly, "fair", to Snowden's lawyers, requires he would not be tried under the Espionage Act. Snowden has been on the run since leaking classified information regarding the NSA's mass electronic surveillance of the US population to the mainstream media. Kucherena said he is working alongside lawyers from both  and the US in order to ensure that a fair trial can be negotiated.
Edward Snowden , a (NSA) whistle-blower who has been in exile since 2013, would like to return to the United States providing he is guaranteed a "fair and impartial trial", said Anatoly Kucherena, his Russian lawyer, yesterday. Snowden from file. The has promised Snowden he will not be if he is convicted under the , however, Kucherena says, he has not been promised the fair trial he seeks. Kucherena also said the US Attorney General does not have legal power to enforce the promise of no execution. Reportedly, "fair", to Snowden's lawyers, requires he would not be tried under the Espionage Act. Snowden has been on the run since leaking classified information regarding the NSA's mass electronic surveillance of the US population to the mainstream media. Kucherena said he is working alongside lawyers from both Germany and the US in order to ensure that a fair trial can be negotiated.
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