The GuardianUK - Tom McCarthy - 12 June 2013
The South China Morning Post has published a full story from its interview with Edward Snowden (it's unclear whether there's more to come from the Post).
Snowden tells journalist Lana Lam that it is his intention to have his case tried in Hong Kong's court system.
“I have had many opportunities to flee HK, but I would rather stay and fight the United States government in the courts, because I have faith in Hong Kong’s rule of law,” Snowden is quoted as saying:
Snowden said yesterday that he felt safe in the city.
“As long as I am assured a free and fair trial, and asked to appear, that seems reasonable,” he said.
He says he plans to stay in Hong Kong until he is “asked to leave”.
Read the full piece here– and see the previous post in this blog for analysis on how such a court fight for Snowden could go on for months or years.
Source: The Guardian
