On Wednesday, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and others will launch a campaign in support of the Edward Snowden asking the US President Barack Obama to give him grace.
Snowden, after the leaks that caused seismic vibrations throughout the online community lives in Russia since June 2013, when he was granted temporary asylum. Since then Snowden renews his residence permit in Russia every year.
So, as the famous informant looks to seek permanent asylum elsewhere, while trying to stay away from the US government and secret services. If he returns to his country, he will face charges of espionage and will be tried.
Surprisingly - or perhaps not - the campaign for Snowden is set to begin two days before the official premiere of Oliver Stone's "Snowden".
According to Snowden's attorney and ACLU member Ben Wizner:
I think Oliver will do more for Snowden in two hours than the lawyers have doneterms of within three years.
We will launch a massive campaign collectionof signatures around the world and we will try to have prominent individuals and organizations in our appeal to President Obama to pardon Snowden before he leaves the presidency.
The idea sounds very good, and there may not have been a better timing and timing for its implementation. But we should think that the exemplary punishment of each Snowden is aimed somewhere. Somewhere there are no human rights and political freedoms.
