NSA leaker Snowden flies to 'third country' via Moscow

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Published on Jun 23, 2013

US whistleblower Edward Snowden is en route to Moscow from Hong Kong on an Aeroflot flight, authorities have confirmed. Washington has filed an extradition order to Hong Kong on charges of espionage, theft and conversion of government property -

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On the run again: Snowden leaves Hong Kong for Moscow, Ecuador

Edward Snowden, the former contractor for the National Security Agency who has been charged with espionage, left Hong Kong, where he has been hiding out. The Hong Kong government said the U.S. extradition request did not comply with the law, which gave Snowden an opportunity to leave. NBC's Ian Williams reports.

By F. Brinley Bruton, Staff Writer, NBC News

Edward Snowden, a former contractor for the National Security Agency who has been charged with espionage, was allowed to leave Hong Kong on Sunday because the U.S. extradition request did not comply with the law, the Hong Kong government said. He was on his way to Ecuador via Moscow, according to WikiLeaks. The U.S. was reaching out to "countries in the Western Hemisphere" that Snowden might pass through or end up in to advise them that he is wanted on felony charges and should not be allowed to travel further, a State Department official said. Snowden's latest move was confirmed by the government of Hong Kong in a statement early Sunday. "Mr Edward Snowden left Hong Kong today (June 23) on his own accord for a third country through a lawful and normal channel," it said. It did not identify Snowden’s final destination, but the South China Morning Post newspaper reported he left on a flight for Moscow.

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Game Set Match: 'US loses as Snowden slips from their hands'

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Published on Jun 23, 2013

 

US whistleblower Edward Snowden is en route to Moscow from Hong Kong on an Aeroflot flight, Hong Kong authorities have confirmed. The US filed an extradition order for Snowden alleging espionage, theft and conversion of government property. Asia times correspondent and international affairs analyst Pepe Escobar believes we'll witness an unprecedented persecution of whistleblowers by the U.S. from time to time -

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