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Nevertheless: 06/25 14:37 RUSSIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES MAY DETAIN SNOWDEN TO ESTABLISH ALL CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING PASSPORT DETAILS - SOURCE http://
by uvdiv 13y ago
Nevertheless:
06/25 14:37 RUSSIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES MAY DETAIN SNOWDEN TO ESTABLISH ALL CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING PASSPORT DETAILS - SOURCE
http://www.interfax.com/news.asp http://www.interfax.com/news.asp
- verroq 13y agoAre they allowed to though? He technically isn't in Russian terroritory.
- notimetorelax 13y agoTell me this is US border police and airport security allowed to detain anyone making a hop in the US? I'm pretty sure airport security can detain any and everyone they desire.
- CaptainZapp 13y agoUS airports don't have such a thing as a transit zone. Even if you're flying to a third country via an US airport, you need to go through immigration, collect your luggage, go through customs, re-check your luggage and then endure the whole security circus once again. This is not the case in most any other airport on the globe, where you usually remain in the transit zone if you're travelling to a third country. That said: I agree with you that the Russian statement is likely a cop out. If they want to arrest you they wouldn't give a shit if you're in the transit zone or not. That probably goes for every other country too.
- notimetorelax 13y agoI didn't know that, thank you for the explanation. And yes just as you said, IMHO transit zone is not a safety zone from the hosting government, it is more just a convenience thing for the travellers.
- brown9-2 13y agoIn what way is the airport not Russian territory? Certain sections of the airport might have special status in regards to immigration and travel, but it's hard to believe that there is any part of the airport not subject to Russian law.
- zokier 13y agowhat does "to establish all circumstances" mean in this context?