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A lawyer for the former spy agency
contractor has pointed out that Edward
Snowden was told to flee Hong Kong by a
middleman claiming to represent the
Chinese controlled territory which
evidently could mean the advice was
Beijing-backed.
Lawyer Albert Ho, who is also a Hong Kong legislator critical
of
China, indicated that he was approached by Snowden several
days
ago, according to Reuters.
Protesters hold placards as they march to the US consulate
in
support of Edward Snowden from the US in Hong Kong on June
15,
2013. (AFP Photo / Philippe Lopez)
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Sf dpn n f oef eThe American asked the Hong Kong government if
he could leave thecity freely if he chose to do so, and tried to
find out the Hong Kong
governments position on his situation.
After that, Ho met a senior Hong Kong official, who did not
offer any
comment.
However, Ho claims Snowden later told him an individual
supposedlyrepresenting the Hong Kong authorities had contacted him
and
indicated he should leave the city, and wouldn't be stopped by
the
authorities.
Ho said he believed the middleman was acting on Beijing's
orders.
However, he had no solid evidence to prove it.
"They (Beijing) used someone behind the scenes to get Snowden
to
leave. And the Hong Kong government didn't have much ofa role.
Itsrole was to receive instructions to not stop him at the
airport," Ho told
Reuters.
Ho stressed that in his opinion the case was clearly monitored
and
controlled by Beijing.
"From seeing the nervousness with which the Hong Kong
government
didn't even give me any details at all I have grounds to believe
that
the Hong Kong government had no authority over this case. That's
to
say the whole case was decided by Beijing."
Hong Kong is a former British colony which reverted to Chinese
rule
in 1997 and although it retains an independent legal system and
its
own extradition laws, China is believed to have control over
Hong
Kong's foreign affairs.
The Hong Kong government didnt immediately comment on Ho's
claims.
Albert Ho (AFP Photo)
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The Chinese government has expressed grave concernabout the
revelations of the US government's cyber attacks on Beijing.
This once again proves that China is a victim ofcyber attacks,"
Foreign
Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said in a statement.
On Sunday, the NSA leaker fled from Hong Kong to Russia, and
was
supposed to board a plane for Havana, Cuba.
However, he wasnt seen during the boarding which took place
at
Moscows Sheremetyevo airport on Monday.
The White House expressed objections to authorities in Hong
Kong
and China that the countries let the whistleblower flee, and to
Russia,
urging Moscow to extradite Snowden to the US as soon as
possible.
"We expect the Russian government to look at all options
available to
expel Mr. Snowden back to the US to face justice forthe crimes
with
which he is charged."
Snowden has been charged by the US authorities with theft of
federal
government property, unauthorized communication of national
defense information and wilful communication of classified
communications intelligence to an unauthorized person. The last
two
charges fall under the US Espionage Act.
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Anonymous user25.06.2013 06:14The warmogers in the US made more
than just China a victim in
their evil NWO plot
Anonymous user25.06.2013 00:05US/Israel monster criminal -
hypocrites so despised by the rest of
the world! Thank you Ed Snowdon!
Anonymous user24.06.2013 22:33
Whitehouse should bring the house in order instead of trying
to
punish good americans.
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