The Green and Die Linke politicians wrote a letter to the Federal Court of Justice, asking that Snowden be allowed to be questioned in Germany for an ongoing inquiry into NSA surveillance. The information from Snowden also led to the emergence of information about Germany helping the NSA to spy on German companies and European politicians. Journalist Glenn Greenwald, who had worked with Snowden to publish the NSA leaks, reported in March that the US had threatened Germany with consequences if the country granted Snowden asylum. Story continues below…The Greens and Left Party have already tried to get permission from the German Constitutional Court for Snowden to give testimony in Germany, but were turned down. Green party politician Konstantin von Notz said it was legally unfounded for the government to argue that bringing Snowden to Germany would endanger the “public welfare”.

Source: The Local August 25, 2016 14:26 UTC