Russian law enforcers have no grounds to detain Snowden
Snowden and NSA leaks
June 24, 2013, 3:18
At present, Edward Snowden is still in the transit zone of the Sheremetyevo airport
MOSCOW, June 24 (Itar-Tass) - Russian law enforcers have no grounds to detain CIA's ex-agent Edward Snowden, a source in law enforcement agencies told Itar-Tass. "Snowden is not on a wanted list internationallylist, which might be a ground to detain him. Neither did he commit any unlawful acts in the territory of the Russian Federation," the source explained.
At present, Snowden is still in the transit zone of the Sheremetyevo airport where he is awaiting a flight to Havana, an aiport official said. "He did not go through the border control, i.e. formally he did not cross the border," the source said.