China Feared Edward Snowden Extradition Fight With U.S., Aided NSA Leaker To Leave Hong Kong -- Washington Times
Beijing told confessed NSA leaker Edward J. Snowden that he should leave Hong Kong and that authorities would not stop him if he did, his attorney told reporters Monday.
The news came amid reports that Chinese officials, concerned at the stress a long extradition battle might place on its already tense relations with Washington, wished to wash their hands of the matter by getting the fugitive to leave Hong Kong, which he did over the weekend, arriving Sunday in Moscow.
Lawyer Albert Ho said Mr. Snowden was approached last week by someone claiming to represent the government of Hong Kong, who told him he should leave and that the island’s authorities would not stop him if he did, despite the revocation of his passport and a pending extradition request by U.S. authorities.
Mr. Ho’s comments were reported by Reuters and broadcast by the BBC.
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My Comment: I do not think they feared an extradition fight with the U.S. .... what they did not want was to get involved in what has essentially become an internal U.S. legal and public relations matter.
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