Airports - Russia (Federation)
Scott, Thomas, 1947- :"Russia will not hand Mr Snowden over to the West so he can rot i...
Date: 2013
From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]
Reference: DCDL-0025453
Description: Shows Vladimir Putin, President of Russia and Edward Snowden in a dilapidated men's toilet at the Moscow Airport. Putin says, "Russia will not hand Mr Snowden over to the West so he can rot in jail, instead he can say in glorious Moscow Airport transit lounge" Context: Snowden, an American computer specialist and a former CIA and NSA employee, leaked details of several top-secret United States and British government mass surveillance programs to the press. In June 2013, US federal prosecutors charged Snowden with espionage and theft of government property. Snowden, who was in Hong Kong at the time the charges were filed, received temporary asylum in Russia. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).