エドワードスノーデンは旧英国植民地以来、米国政府の大規模な監視プログラムを明らかにした
Edward Snowden revealed massive surveillance programs of the U.S. government since the former British colony
ESPIONAJE DEL GOBIERNO DE EE UU
Hong Kong, un refugio quizás no tan seguro
Edward Snowden reveló los programas de vigilancia masiva del Gobierno estadounidense desde la excolonia británica
Jose Reinoso Pekín 10 JUN 2013 - 16:28 CET
GOVERNMENT SPYING U.S.
Hong Kong, a shelter may not so sure
Edward Snowden revealed massive surveillance programs of the U.S. government since the former British colony
Jose Reinoso Beijing 10 JUN 2013 - 16:28 CET
When Edward Snowden decided to leak the British newspaper The Guardian and The Washington Post the massive surveillance programs undertaken by the Government Communications United States, had to make a vital decision, from where he would. Opted to Hong Kong, a territory located in Southern China, which was returned by Britain to Beijing in 1997 under conditions that give their citizens a relative political autonomy and basic rights, such as freedom of expression of nationals lacking the continent.
"China has significant restrictions on freedom of expression, but the people of Hong Kong has a long tradition of street protests, and publicize their views," Snowden said in a video interview with The Guardian.
The former employee of the CIA, 29, did not have it easy, however, to escape U.S. justice. Hong Kong and the United States signed an extradition treaty in 1996-a year before the return of the colony to China, which came into force in 1998 and provides Hong Kong authorities the power to retain Snowden for 60 days, after receiving a request from Washington to include a "probable cause" while it prepared the formal extradition request.
Experts believe that the potential extradition will take some time. The treaty with the United States includes exceptions, considered as political crimes, and Snowden could hold on to this possibility. Any negotiation on delivery undoubtedly include the Chinese central government. Although Hong Kong enjoys a high degree of autonomy, responsibility for defense and foreign policy corresponds to Beijing, which has a great influence behind the scenes in the territory in the political, legal, financial and academic. Under the laws of Hong Kong, the Central Government may issue instructions for granting or not extradition in cases where China's interests "in matters related to defense or foreign policy was significantly affected."
Lawyers experts in this field believe that it will be difficult for the young American circumvent the treaty if Washington decides to prosecute, most probably because Beijing has not much interest in preventing the deportation of someone who, in principle, has little political or informative to China, or to sour relations with the United States, particularly after their summit Chinese President Xi Jinping and Barack Obama, the last weekend in California, and in which they announced the birth of "a new model of relations "between the two major world powers to avoid conflict and rivalry.
Any negotiation on delivery undoubtedly include the Chinese central government
What would have been a domestic affair has taken a new dimension to China put through a delicate moment. Senior U.S. officials believe that cybersecurity is probably the biggest bilateral conflict with the two powers, and the summit between Xi and U.S. President Obama provided evidence of alleged intellectual property theft from China. The leaks about spyware own scale now uncovered Snowden could undermine Washington's efforts to pressure Beijing over Chinese cyber attacks, as the U.S. administration has lost them credibility and moral authority to make demands on China.
In the former British colony, have already sounded the first voices calling for the expulsion of Snowden, a former assistant coach of the CIA, which is currently working for a contractor working for the National Security Agency (NSA, its acronym in English) of USA. Regina Ip, security exresponsable Hong Kong and deputy near Beijing, said Monday that the administration of the city is "obliged to fulfill the agreements" with the U.S. government, including the extradition of fugitives. "In fact, it is in their benefit to leave Hong Kong," said Ip, reports France Presse.
Snowden, who has described the U.S. consulate in Hong Kong as "a CIA station", has expressed interest in seeking asylum in Iceland, because, he says, is a country that has risen in defense of freedom in Internet.
Hong Kong has been involved in other cases of extradition in the past. In March, the stock analyst Trent Martin was deported from New York to face charges of misuse of privileged information. Other suspects have been extradited for crimes such as smuggling, violation of export controls of military equipment or investment fraud.
But U.S. demands were not always accepted. In 2008, Hong Kong released without explanation to an Iranian Boushvash Yousef, whom Washington accused of trying to obtain in the United States aviation components embargoed for export. Boushvash was the subject of a criminal complaint in New York, so his release angered U.S..
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