Internet MANA Will Grant Special Residency to Edward Snowden
Wednesday, 17 September 2014, 5:21 pm Press Release: Internet MANA
MEDIA RELEASE September 17,
2014
Internet MANA Will Grant Special
Residency to Edward Snowden
Internet MANA will
put the case to the new government to welcome global
surveillance whistle blower Edward Snowden, granting him
safe passage and residency in New Zealand.
Leaders Hone
Harawira and Laila Harré said Mr Snowden had made enormous
personal sacrifice to tell the world about the shocking
global surveillance spiderweb that is the Five Eyes network
in which New Zealand is an active participant.
“Edward
Snowden was motivated by a deep ethical concern with the
systematic misrepresentation by governments of their
surveillance activities to their own populations. His
actions have revealed multiple breaches of national and
international law and privacy intrusion on a massive
scale.
“We know that Edward Snowden wants to return home
to the United States. However, until his safety there can be
guaranteed he should be offered the option of moving to a
democratic English-speaking country. That is what we want
the new government to enable. We are sure that New
Zealanders would want to see him protected while he pursues
all his options for returning to the United
States.”
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