WASHINGTON, July 26 (RIA Novosti) – The United States has assured Russia that it will not seek the death penalty for Edward Snowden or torture the fugitive former intelligence contractor if Russia assists in returning him to the United States to face espionage charges, US media reported Friday.
US Attorney General Eric Holder told Russian Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov in a letter dated July 23 that prosecutors would not pursue the death penalty against Snowden in connection with charges of leaking information about classified government surveillance programs, CBS News and other media outlets said.
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