National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden will be allowed to stay in Russia through the end of July 2017 after receiving a three-year residence permit, his lawyer said Thursday.
Analtoly Kucherena was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying that Snowden had received the permit. Snowden had previously received temporary residency from Russia, but that had expired on August 1.
Snowden made international headlines in June of 2013 when he leaked details of the NSA phone and Internet surveillance programs to reporters from The Guardian and The Washington Post. Following publication of the initial articles based on the leaks, Snowden flew from his home in Hawaii to Hong Kong, where he gave an interview to the Guardian revealing his identity before flying on to Russia.
The Obama administration has repeatedly called for Snowden to be returned to the United States, where he faces arrest and prosecution.
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