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For the same reason the spouse would be taken in, questioned, and possibly passport taken away in the US - to ensure the spouse doesn’t know anything of interes
by zbxofnfkcnx 7y ago
For the same reason the spouse would be taken in, questioned, and possibly passport taken away in the US - to ensure the spouse doesn’t know anything of interest to investigators.
I mean, let’s not be daft. If Snowden hadn’t shielded his g/f as well as he did, Ms. Mills would have never been allowed to leave the US.
She either would have been charged with espionage, or for breaking one of the innumerable laws we all break in a daily basis.
- HNKER 7y agoThe US hasn’t held the spouses or children of any Chinese people accused or convicted Of spying. Please stop with the obviously false claims.
- 044326throw 7y agoConsider it being put on the No Fly List. You don’t have to be charged to be put on it.
- stale2002 7y ago> For the same reason the spouse would be taken in, questioned, and possibly passport taken away in the US Only if that person is actually charged with a crime, has due process. This isn't about that. This is about China not charging someone with a crime, and not giving them due process. If you want to take away someone's passport, then you should charge them with a crime first.