Edward Snowden leaks a 'public service', claims former US attorney general Eric Holder

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But he should still be prosecuted if he returns to the US, he added

National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden performed a public service by leaking details about the extent of the organisation's - and GCHQ's - surveillance activities, according to...

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