Germany Rules Out Asylum for Snowden Amid Spy Inquiry
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The German government ruled out granting asylum to Edward Snowden as a top aide to Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed optimism that Germany and the U.S. can rebuild trust after a fallout over spying.
Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich said there’s no basis for asylum in Germany for the former U.S. National Security Agency contractor because he’s not a victim of political persecution. German authorities will instead seek ways to take testimony from Snowden in Moscow as part of a probe of NSA activity.