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Venezuela offers asylum to Edward Snowden |
July 06, 2013
Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro has offered to give asylum to Edward Snowden, the former contractor of the National Security Agency who leaked documents about the agency's surveillance programs.Maduro said in a televised speech on Friday that his country would give "humanitarian asylum."Neighboring Nicaragua has also said it is considering offering Snowden asylum if circumstances permit, according to reports.But there are questions as to how he will get to Venezuela. Earlier this week, a plane carrying Evo Morales, president of Bolivia, was denied permission to enter airspace over some European countries as it was returning to Bolivia from Moscow. The countries had apparently been informed that Snowden was on board and their refusal to handle the aircraft sparked protests in Bolivia and the strong complaints from the Bolivian government.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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