He was in Russia when his passport was revoked, not Hong Kong.
Russia held him at the airport transit terminal for 39 days, so your assumption of sending him elsewhere is wrong.
He said that the media had a responsibility to report on facts rather than fearmongering before the invasion. After the invasion he publicly said he was against it.
Edward Snowden’s passport was annulled before he left Hong Kong for Russia and while that could complicate his travel plans, the lack of a passport alone could not thwart his plans, the U.S. official said. If a senior official in another country or with an airline orders it, a country could overlook the withdrawn passport, the official said.
He said that the media had a responsibility to report on facts rather than fearmongering before the invasion. After the invasion he publicly said he was against it.
I need to see a source for this because I cannot find anything about him speaking out publicly against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
I was wrong on one thing - he was in Hong Kong, yes, but he was already boarding his flight when it was revoked.
On June 14, the U.S. Justice Department filed criminal charges against Snowden in federal district court.3 The following day, the Justice Department formally requested that Hong Kong authorities issue a provisional arrest warrant for Snowden.4 Eight days later, on the very morning—Hong Kong time—that his passport was revoked, Mr. Snowden was able to board a flight to Moscow.
Mr Edward Snowden left Hong Kong today (June 23) on his own accord for a third country through a lawful and normal channel.
The US Government earlier on made a request to the HKSAR Government for the issue of a provisional warrant of arrest against Mr Snowden. Since the documents provided by the US Government did not fully comply with the legal requirements under Hong Kong law, the HKSAR Government has requested the US Government to provide additional information so that the Department of Justice could consider whether the US Government’s request can meet the relevant legal conditions. As the HKSAR Government has yet to have sufficient information to process the request for provisional warrant of arrest, there is no legal basis to restrict Mr Snowden from leaving Hong Kong.
And before people say China collusion, this is 2013, when HK was still autonomous.
Oof lots of misinformation.
He was in Russia when his passport was revoked, not Hong Kong.
Russia held him at the airport transit terminal for 39 days, so your assumption of sending him elsewhere is wrong.
He said that the media had a responsibility to report on facts rather than fearmongering before the invasion. After the invasion he publicly said he was against it.
https://apnews.com/general-news-587786e6e63b4dc2b70c471606d7f584
I need to see a source for this because I cannot find anything about him speaking out publicly against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
I was wrong on one thing - he was in Hong Kong, yes, but he was already boarding his flight when it was revoked.
https://yalelawjournal.org/essay/citizenship-passports-and-the-legal-identity-of-americans
Here’s the official statement from Hong Kong
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201306/23/P201306230476.htm
And before people say China collusion, this is 2013, when HK was still autonomous.