Snowden wants ‘people of Hong Kong to decide my fate’

[struggle4progress]

By Jia Lynn Yang, Wednesday, June 12, 11:56 AM

... “People who think I made a mistake in picking Hong Kong as a location misunderstood my intentions,” he said in the interview. “I am not here to hide from justice; I am here to reveal criminality.”

He added, “I have had many opportunities to flee HK, but I would rather stay and fight the United States government in the courts, because I have faith in Hong Kong’s rule of law” ...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/snowden-wants-people-of-hong-kong-to-decide-my-fate/2013/06/12/a69e94ee-d370-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html

[struggle4progress]

1. Hong Kong Leader Repeatedly Says ‘No Comment’ When Asked About Edward Snowden’s Fate

Adam Taylor Today 2:15 AM

... “I cannot comment on individual cases… We do not comment on any cases of this nature” ... “I can only saw we follow our policies.” ... “I cannot discuss it. We do not comment on such cases” ... “We have a different set of laws in Hong Kong and a different judicial system. That is described in our constitution and I’m not commenting on any individual case” ...

http://au.businessinsider.com/cy-leung-no-comment-on-edward-snowden-2013-6

[Thinkingabout]

2. Snowden has decided for himself on issues he is not educated enought to understand and

has decided his own fate. Now he is the criminal and this is what he has revealed.

[The Link]

3. "not educated enought to understand"

Heh.

[Thinkingabout]

5. Does he have a law degree, no, did he understand his Code of Ethics, apparently he did not.

[WinkyDink]

4. Yeah, yeah.

[alcibiades_mystery]

6. Yeesh with this f*ckin' guy

[Life Long Dem]

7. He is sounding more like a traitor

“I am not here to hide from justice; I am here to reveal criminality.” To Hong Kong?

[treestar]

8. That's good

No fleeing to third countries or hiding in embassies!