The
NSA leaker, Edward Snowden adviser has said that Edward is ready to return to
US after an agreement regarding his amnesty has been reached. However, the
attorney general has put off the table such an agreement stating that the US is
not considering amnesty for Snowden "Where we say, 'No harm, no foul'".
Snowden has already been revoked
his US passport and other beneficiaries as an American citizen. He has been
prosecuted by the US government since it was found that he has leaked
confidential information to the media and other suspicious channels. Snowden himself
has said that it is the best thing for him, public and government if he returns
to United States but the former secretary of homeland security, Michael
Chertoff has said that Snowden upon returning could be given e fair trial but
the chances for amnesty are low. Chertoff also stated that if Snowden was
to agree to tell everything that he has stolen he could possibly bargain for
some lower sentence facing the possibility of being jailed for 25 to 30 years.
Some recent state representatives
have raised suspicions that Snowden might have not acted alone as FBI has
previously claimed.
Personally, I think that allowing
Snowden to return to US within the terms of amnesty would be the best for the
US government as this way they can closely monitor his work and see whether he
is working with or for someone else.
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