Edward Snowden on returning to the U.S.: ‘There’s no chance to have a fair trial’

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/23/edward-snowden-on-returning-to-the-u-s-theres-no-chance-to-have-a-fair-trial/



Edward Snowden on returning to the U.S.: ‘There’s no chance to have a fair trial’
By Agence France-Presse
Thursday, January 23, 2014 17:55 EST

Fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden said Thursday he has no plans to return to the United States, because he would have “no chance” for a fair trial.

“The hundred-year old law under which I’ve been charged… forbids a public interest defense,” he said in a question-and-answer session on the “Free Snowden” website.

“This is especially frustrating, because it means there’s no chance to have a fair trial, and no way I can come home and make my case to a jury,” he said.

The comments during the former National Security Agency contractor’s first such public forum since June.

[yourout]

1. He'd be more likely to end up in Gitmo than get a fair trial.

[brush]

2. Maybe he should go to Australia to . . .

see if he can get a fair trial there.