Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower, could return to the US to face trial

#EdwardSnowden #Citizenfour #whistleblower #masssurveillance Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower who leaked secrets and went into hiding in Russia, may finally come back to the US to stand trial as reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 4 March 2015.
This has been conveyed by Anatoly Kucherena, the Russian lawyer of Snowden. Kucherena has indicated that the work is on hand to devise a way to solve the issue of Snowden’s extradition with the United States. It seems Snowden who had leaked details of the government's mass surveillance programs was working with American and German lawyers to return home. His biggest demand is that he be given a fair trial when charged for his offenses.
Anatoly Kucherena was talking at a news conference about a book he had written on Snowden and has said that there is a group of U.S. lawyers, there is also a group of German lawyers and he himself was handling the Russian side.
It may be recalled that Moscow had granted Snowden asylum in 2013, and he has been given a three-year residence permit in Russia. However, while the US government wants Snowden back in America and face trials, the amount of public support and sympathy for the 31-year-old is sky high and the situation needs to be handled with utmost caution and care.
A documentary about Snowden, Citizenfour, had won the Oscar last week, and Snowden is regarded as a cult figure and held in high esteem by many.
Incidentally, Snowden had opened a can of worms and its repercussions have left the authorities embarrassed. He has been charged with theft of government property and two counts of violating the 1917 Espionage Act.