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Extraction Summary
7
People
6
Organizations
2
Locations
2
Events
2
Relationships
4
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book manuscript / report page (house oversight committee production)
File Size:
1.53 MB
Summary
This document is page 269 of a manuscript or book (likely titled 'The Handler' based on the header) produced by the House Oversight Committee. It details the events surrounding Edward Snowden's request for asylum in Russia, describing a bizarre 'press conference' with no press allowed. The text focuses on the author's conversations with Snowden's lawyer, Anatoly Kucherena, regarding Snowden's 'dossier,' his interviews with Russian intelligence (FSB/SVR), and the confirmation that Snowden brought secret materials with him to Russia.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Snowden | American intelligence worker / Asylum seeker |
Subject of the text; seeking asylum in Russia; accused of stealing state secrets.
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| Vladimir Putin | President of Russia |
Mentioned regarding his 'close associates' being invitees.
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| Tanya Lokshina | Deputy Director of Human Rights Watch |
Attendee at the event; quoted describing it as 'bizarre'.
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| Anatoly Kucherena | Lawyer / Handler |
Snowden's lawyer; discussed Snowden's dossier and intentions with the author.
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| Sarah Harrison | Associate |
Referred to as 'Harrison'; left the room with Snowden and Kucherena.
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| Sophie Shevardnadze | Journalist/Interviewer |
Interviewed Kucherena; spoke with the author about translation approval.
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| The Author | Investigator / Writer |
First-person narrator interviewing Kucherena and Shevardnadze.
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Organizations (6)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Amnesty International |
Representatives invited to the meeting.
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| Human Rights Watch |
Representatives invited to the meeting.
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| U.S. Government |
Accused by Snowden of violating human rights.
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| FSB |
Russian security service; presumably interviewed Snowden.
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| SVR |
Russian security service; presumably interviewed Snowden.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Stamped in footer (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019757).
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Timeline (2 events)
Unknown (2013)
Meeting/Press Conference where Snowden requested asylum.
Russia
Relationships (2)
Kucherena accepted the case and received Snowden's dossier.
Shevardnadze interviewed Kucherena.
Key Quotes (4)
""It was totally bizarre... Although it was billed as a press conference... there was no press or photographers allowed in the room.""Source
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Quote #1
""I will be submitting my request to Russia today [for asylum], and hope it will be accepted favorably.""Source
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Quote #2
""When I accepted the case, I received Snowden's dossier... I was able to see all his interviews.""Source
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Quote #3
""It was accurate.""Source
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Quote #4
Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (2,235 characters)
The Handler | 269
if not unprecedented for an American intelligence worker to seek asylum in Russia.
These invitees included some of Putin's close associates, pro-government activists, and representatives of both Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. "It was totally bizarre," said Tanya Lokshina, the deputy director of Human Rights Watch, who attended. "Although it was billed as a press conference," she recalled, "there was no press or photographers allowed in the room." Nor was anyone allowed to photograph or record the event.
Snowden read from a prepared statement accusing the U.S. government of violating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, saying he was a victim of political persecution, and concluding, "I will be submitting my request to Russia today [for asylum], and hope it will be accepted favorably." After answering a few questions posed by the audience, he left the room with Kucherena and Harrison by the same door they had entered.
In discussing this meeting, Kucherena told me that Snowden had not intended to seek asylum in Russia when he arrived on June 23. Because he also said he had not met Snowden prior to the day of the conference, I asked how he knew Snowden's intentions.
"When I accepted the case, I received Snowden's dossier," he answered. "I was able to see all his interviews."
Presumably, Snowden's dossier included his interviews with the FSB, the SVR, and other Russian security services. If so, it would explain how Kucherena could be so certain that Snowden had brought "material" with him to Russia that he had not provided to journalists in Hong Kong. Before meeting with Kucherena, I had met with Sophie Shevardnadze, who told me that Kucherena had personally approved the translation of their interview into English. So I asked Kucherena about the interview. It will be recalled that in response to a question about whether Snowden had secret material with him in Russia, Kucherena had said "certainly." Was this exchange accurate?
"It was accurate," he answered.
Snowden, as we know, had said in Hong Kong that he had only given journalists some of the state secrets he had stolen and that he
These invitees included some of Putin's close associates, pro-government activists, and representatives of both Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. "It was totally bizarre," said Tanya Lokshina, the deputy director of Human Rights Watch, who attended. "Although it was billed as a press conference," she recalled, "there was no press or photographers allowed in the room." Nor was anyone allowed to photograph or record the event.
Snowden read from a prepared statement accusing the U.S. government of violating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, saying he was a victim of political persecution, and concluding, "I will be submitting my request to Russia today [for asylum], and hope it will be accepted favorably." After answering a few questions posed by the audience, he left the room with Kucherena and Harrison by the same door they had entered.
In discussing this meeting, Kucherena told me that Snowden had not intended to seek asylum in Russia when he arrived on June 23. Because he also said he had not met Snowden prior to the day of the conference, I asked how he knew Snowden's intentions.
"When I accepted the case, I received Snowden's dossier," he answered. "I was able to see all his interviews."
Presumably, Snowden's dossier included his interviews with the FSB, the SVR, and other Russian security services. If so, it would explain how Kucherena could be so certain that Snowden had brought "material" with him to Russia that he had not provided to journalists in Hong Kong. Before meeting with Kucherena, I had met with Sophie Shevardnadze, who told me that Kucherena had personally approved the translation of their interview into English. So I asked Kucherena about the interview. It will be recalled that in response to a question about whether Snowden had secret material with him in Russia, Kucherena had said "certainly." Was this exchange accurate?
"It was accurate," he answered.
Snowden, as we know, had said in Hong Kong that he had only given journalists some of the state secrets he had stolen and that he
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