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| US got NSA leaker Edward Snowden's middle name wrong, says Hong Kong | US got NSA leaker Edward Snowden's middle name wrong, says Hong Kong |
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| Hong Kong's justice minister has said the US government got the National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden's middle name wrong in documents it submitted seeking his arrest. | Hong Kong's justice minister has said the US government got the National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden's middle name wrong in documents it submitted seeking his arrest. |
| Snowden, who hid in Hong Kong for several weeks after revealing secret US surveillance programmes, was allowed to fly to Moscow on Sunday despite a US request for his arrest. Hong Kong said at the time that the paperwork had not fully complied with its requirements. | Snowden, who hid in Hong Kong for several weeks after revealing secret US surveillance programmes, was allowed to fly to Moscow on Sunday despite a US request for his arrest. Hong Kong said at the time that the paperwork had not fully complied with its requirements. |
| Hong Kong's justice secretary, Rimsky Yuen, explained on Tuesday that there had been discrepancies in the documentation filed by US authorities. | Hong Kong's justice secretary, Rimsky Yuen, explained on Tuesday that there had been discrepancies in the documentation filed by US authorities. |
| He said Hong Kong immigration records listed Snowden's middle name as Joseph, but the US government used the name James in some documents. | He said Hong Kong immigration records listed Snowden's middle name as Joseph, but the US government used the name James in some documents. |
| Yuen said US authorities had also not provided his passport number. | Yuen said US authorities had also not provided his passport number. |
| The decision to let Snowden leave angered the White House, which said it damaged US-Chinese relations. | The decision to let Snowden leave angered the White House, which said it damaged US-Chinese relations. |
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