European parliament invites Edward Snowden to testify via video

[pampango]

Source: Guardian

A European parliament committee has invited Edward Snowden to testify via video link in its investigation of US surveillance practices.

The justice and civil liberties committee voted 36-2 with one abstention on Thursday to seek testimony from the former NSA contractor, who has exposed the reach of the US secret surveillance apparatus.

No date has been proposed and it was not immediately clear if Snowden would accept the invitation.

The investigation is aimed at drafting policy recommendations to better protect the privacy of European citizens and improve IT security in EU institutions.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/09/edward-snowden-invited-testify-video-european-parliament-nsa-surveillance

[MannyGoldstein]

1. This just gets uglier by the day.

And will go on for a long, long time unless the White House addresses its Spy On Everyone program in an open and clean way that fixes the problem.

[Titonwan]

2. And the hits keep on coming!

Thanks Edward Snowden. When this story first hit, I was keen in following it as I realized just how important the matter is. My friends couldn't be bothered, at first but they're slowly learning just how courageous this patriotic whistle blower is.
Can't wait for more revelations!

[pam4water]

3. How about they invite him to stay!