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Norway Say They Will Extradite Edward Snowden If He Enters Country

Norway have threatened to extradite Edward Snowden if he sets foot in the country in order to pick up the Ossietzky Prize awarded to him for freedom of expression.  Noway’s Supreme Court rejected Snowden’s request for guarantees that he will not be extradited to the US, meaning that the NSA whistleblower will not be able to pick up the prize in person. Rt.com reports: An extradition suit filed by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s lawyers against the Norwegian government in April has already been rejected by Oslo District court and an appeals court. Norwegian law firm Schjoedt petitioned the Oslo court on behalf of Snowden back in April to get it “legally established that Norway has no right to extradite Snowden to the US.” The Supreme court on Friday could not be compelled to issue an advance decision on whether or not to extradite Snowden to the United States if he was to head to Norway, Reuters reported. The American, who has been seeking refuge in Russia, wanted to travel to Norway to receive the Ossietzky Prize, from the local branch of writers’ group PEN International, for “outstanding efforts for freedom of expression.” PEN was forced to postpone the award ceremony [...]

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