Edward Snowden, as he is nominated for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize by two Norwegian lawmakers. Edward Snowden revealed various widely extended NSA spying projects and responsible for handing over the material from one of the world’s most secretive organizations the NSA. He faces charges of theft and espionage and is in Russia on temporary asylum. The five-member panel will not confirm who has been nominated, but those who submit nominations sometimes make them public. The Nobel Committee accepts nominations from members of national assemblies, governments, international courts, professors and previous laureates.
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