Reports from Moscow say the fugitive former American intelligence analyst Edward Snowden has applied for political asylum. He's been at an airport in Moscow for more than a week. He faces charges of espionage in the United States for disclosing secrets about internet surveillance. Steve Rosenberg reports.
来自莫斯科的报道称,在逃的前美国情报分析师爱德华斯诺登已申请政治庇护。他已经在莫斯科机场待了一个多星期。由于他泄密网络监控的信息,他将面临被美国指控有间谍罪。史蒂夫·罗森伯格报告。
According to a consular official at Moscow airport, Edward Snowden's asylum application was submitted on Sunday night. It was delivered by Sarah Harrison, a member of the Wikileaks legal team. But will the Kremlin agree to it? Earlier President Putin appeared to suggest otherwise. Mr Snowden, he said, could only remain in Russia if he agreed to stop leaking secrets that were damaging America. And since there was little sign of that, the Kremlin leader added, the American, who's currently in limbo in an airport transit zone, should choose an onward destination.
据莫斯科领事官员称,爱德华·斯诺登的庇护申请是在周日晚提交的。维基解密法律团队的一员,萨拉·哈里森递交的。但是克里姆林宫是否会接受此申请?此前,普京总统曾暗示不会接受。普京表示,斯诺登只有同意不再泄露有损美国的秘密信息才能呆在俄罗斯。但是,斯诺登丝毫没有停止披露的意向。因此,克里姆林宫领导人补充说,那位目前还在是目前在机场过境区游荡的美国人,应该选择一个新的目的地。