I looked it up and it appears that Marina Petrella was protected under the Mitterand Doctrine [1], which was a sort of witness protection program. I doubt this

I looked it up and it appears that Marina Petrella was protected under the Mitterand Doctrine [1], which was a sort of witness protection program. I doubt this would apply to Snowden. [1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitterrand_doctrine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitterrand_doctrine