Skip to main content
Matthias Höhn

Edward Snowden: Modern Hero and Civil Rights Activist

The federal republic denies asylum to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. Scandalous, finds party secretary of DIE LINKE, Matthias Höhn, and declares:

A man makes public that data of countries and people, of private individuals and institutions, have been skimmed on a large scale and most of all without any legal basis – as a reward he is denied any support and help. That is absurd and shocking.

Edward Snowden is a modern hero and civil rights activist. What development regarding the protection of civil rights and informational freedom he initiated by his publications we presumably cannot yet oversee. The danger he is in is, however, discernable. He needs our protection, he needs the protection of free and democratic basic orders.

Mrs. Merkel should know from history that civil rights activists deserve thanks and solidarity. Often enough it were they who initiated developments to turn to the positive.


This is also about Germany’s political interests. To preserve them a residence permit after §22 of the residence act would be as much possible as it would be necessary. Now.