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The most interesting part of this is, of course, the following excerpt: "By 285 votes to 281, MEPs decided to call on EU member states to "drop any criminal ch
by BinaryIdiot 11y ago
The most interesting part of this is, of course, the following excerpt:
"By 285 votes to 281, MEPs decided to call on EU member states to "drop any criminal charges against Edward Snowden, grant him protection and consequently prevent extradition or rendition by third parties, in recognition of his status as whistle-blower and international human rights defender"."
- jackgavigan 11y agoWell, they can call all they want but I don't think their opinion will override extradition treaties.
- binarycrusader 11y agoWhy not? The US ignores treaties whenever it's sufficiently convenient. But certainly, that is the excuse that will be used.
- obrero 11y agoYou mean like when the US refuses to extradite terrorists who bombed commercial airplanes, killing 73 civilians? ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10471965 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10471965 ). US said no to two countries extraditing countries - the ones at both ends of the plane trip.
- ascorbic 11y agoMore to the point, none of the national governments particularly care what the EP thinks.