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Edward Snowden intends to vote in US presidential election

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Snowden says he wants to return to US but Espionage Act not fair; asks Obama for pardon
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ATHENS, Greece – National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden says he intends to vote in the U.S. presidential election, but did not say which candidate he favours.

“I will be voting,” Snowden said Friday, speaking at a conference in Athens by video link from Moscow, where he has been in exile for the past three years.

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READ MORE: Edward Snowden launches campaign for presidential pardon; likely to be rejected by Obama

The 33-year-old spoke ahead of the opening of the movie “Snowden” starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

He also thanked human rights groups for their campaign to seek a pardon for him from President Barack Obama.

Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, was on the panel of the Athens conference.

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