Edward Snowden sues Norway to prevent extradition

22 Apr 2016 at 06:03, Simon Sharwood

What? Isn't Snowden in Russia? And isn't his beef with the United States?

Yes, on both counts. But Snowden has just been awarded .. an award named after German pacifist, journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Carl von Ossietzky ...

Snowden fears that if leaves Russia he will be apprehended by United States authorities, extradited and put on trial back home.

The lawsuit's being run by Norwegian law firm Schjødt, which says it will argue that “A prosecution against Snowden under the US Espionage Act constitutes a political offense within the meaning of Norwegian and international law. Accordingly, the lawsuit asserts that extradition of ES would be contrary to law, and that the court should so declare” ...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/22/edward_snowden_sues_norway_to_prevent_extradition/