Heathrow Customs Agent Interrogates Snowden Lawyer
Found on Firedoglake on Monday, 17 February 2014
A lawyer who represents National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden and has spoken on his behalf numerous times was detained while going through customs at Heathrow airport in London.
Former NSA employee and whistleblower Thomas Drake was with her and witnessed the interrogation. The agent barked the questions at Radack and had a "threatening demeanor".
Radack reacted to the intimidation and harassment afterward, “The government, whether in the US, UK, or elsewhere does not have the authority to monitor, harass or intimidate lawyers for representing unpopular clients.”
The agent had no right whatsoever to know why Radack visits the UK. Either she is a persona non grata and has to leave immediately, or she is free to go where she wants. Their intimidation tactics are a giant failure and only remind people of a system we had some 80 years ago.