US asked Hong Kong to detain Snowden on a provisional arrest warrant **June 14** [View all]
No clear answers why Snowden remains free despite U.S. request for his arrest
HONG KONG — More than a week has passed since U.S. officials asked the Hong Kong government to arrest Edward Snowden, but the whereabouts of the former contractor who leaked documents about top-level surveillance programs remained unknown Saturday.
The reason for the apparent lack of action in the case is unclear. The delay could be related to the issuing of the warrant. Or officials may still be looking for Snowden, who is believed to be in Hong Kong but could also have found a way to leave the semiautonomous region.
The U.S. government asked Hong Kong to detain Snowden on a provisional arrest warrant June 14, the same day it filed criminal charges against him, including theft, “unauthorized communication of national defense information” and “willful communication of classified communications intelligence information to an unauthorized person.”
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