(Norway) 'Open Snowden asylum case for privacy's sake'
'Open Snowden asylum case for privacy's sake'
Norway should consider relaxing its asylum process and try the case of CIA whistle-blower Edward Snowden, because the revelations of data surveillance should be of concern to anyone who values their privacy, argues Sveinung Rotevatn, head of the youth wing of Norway's Liberal Party.
The Young Liberals of Norway want Norway to grant the right to seek asylum to the man who leaked secrets about extensive surveillance in the United States, as Edward Snowden fears he will be extradited and put on trial.
When Snowden revealed in the Guardian newspaper that it was he who leaked the information about the National Security Agency (NSA), the news created a media storm across the world. He is now in Moscow, holed up at an airport, but fears extradition to the United States. On Tuesday, the whistle-blower organization WikiLeaks announced that Snowden had applied for political asylum in several countries, including Norway.
Snowden has put himself at enormous risk by revealing and warning the world about this type of extensive monitoring. By taking his need for asylum seriously, Norway could send a clear signal that the world community has to guard against the abuse of power and that you can speak out about surveillance without fearing for your own safety.
http://www.thelocal.no/20130703/give-snowden-asylum-for-all-our-sakes
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