Russian authorities: Snowden case not exceptional

Russia's Federal Migration Service, which deals with the application of Edward Snowden for temporary asylum in Russia, does not consider his case "exceptional."

Izvor: Tanjug

Tuesday, 30.07.2013.

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MOSCOW Russia's Federal Migration Service, which deals with the application of Edward Snowden for temporary asylum in Russia, does not consider his case "exceptional." The service applies the normal procedure prescribed by law, said its head, Konstantin Romodanovsky. Russian authorities: Snowden case not exceptional "I do not want to comment on that. For us there is no possibility of making an exception, even in this case," said Romodanovsky, as quoted by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS. He added that the territorial branch of the FMS will review the application for temporary asylum submitted on July 16. By law, the territorial branch of the FMS has a period of three months from the date the application is filed, to make a decision about it. Snowden is still in the transit area of ​​the Moscow airport Sheremetyevo, where he arrived on June 23 after leaving Hong Kong. The former CIA employee and NSA contractor publicly revealed NSA's spying program PRISM. Lawyer Anatoly Kucherina, who advises Snowden, has said that the whistleblower wishes to stay in Russia. (Beta/AP, file) Tanjug

Russian authorities: Snowden case not exceptional

"I do not want to comment on that. For us there is no possibility of making an exception, even in this case," said Romodanovsky, as quoted by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS.

He added that the territorial branch of the FMS will review the application for temporary asylum submitted on July 16.

By law, the territorial branch of the FMS has a period of three months from the date the application is filed, to make a decision about it.

Snowden is still in the transit area of ​​the Moscow airport Sheremetyevo, where he arrived on June 23 after leaving Hong Kong.

The former CIA employee and NSA contractor publicly revealed NSA's spying program PRISM.

Lawyer Anatoly Kucherina, who advises Snowden, has said that the whistleblower wishes to stay in Russia.

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