Edward Snowden's Espionage Charges Met In Hong Kong With Silence

[Purveyor]

HONG KONG Hong Kong was silent Saturday on whether a former National Security Agency contractor should be extradited to the United States now that he has been charged with espionage, but some legislators said the decision should be up to the Chinese government.

Edward Snowden, believed to be holed up in Hong Kong, has admitted providing information to the news media about two highly classified NSA surveillance programs.

CBS News senior correspondent John Miller, a former assistant deputy director of national intelligence, said on "CBS This Morning: Saturday" that the extradition treaty between the U.S. and Hong Kong has "been used a lot" and has been enforced since 1998.

"That's the good news, which is this won't be a rusty process," said Miller. "The complicating factor is it's a complicated process."

It is not known if the U.S. government has made a formal extradition request to Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong government had no immediate reaction to the charges against Snowden. Police Commissioner Andy Tsang, when asked about the development, told reporters only that the case would be dealt with according to the law. A police statement said it was "inappropriate" for the police to comment on the case.

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[darkangel218]

1. I.wonder what that means