White House: "We expect" Hong Kong to comply with Snowden extradition [View all]
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Source: CBS
White House National Security Adviser Tom Donilon told CBS News Saturday that the U.S. government has asked Hong Kong authorities to extradite Edward Snowden, the man behind the recent leaks of classified government surveillance programs, back to the United States.
On June 14, the government filed a criminal complaint charging Snowden with espionage and theft of government property. The complaint was unsealed Friday at a federal court in Virginia.
Donilon said the White House expects Hong Kong to move forward with the extradition.
"We believe that the charges presented, present a good case for extradition under the treaty, the extradition treaty between the United States and Hong Kong," Donilon told CBS Radio News White House correspondent Mark Knoller. "Hong Kong has been a historically good partner of the United States in law enforcement matters, and we expect them to comply with the treaty in this case."
Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57590589/white-house-we-expect-hong-kong-to-comply-with-snowden-extradition/
See also NY Times article U.S. Asks Hong Kong to Extradite Leaker in N.S.A. Data Case
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