{A former Norwegian minister nominated fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden for the Nobel Peace Prize on Wednesday in a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
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\u201cHe has contributed to revealing the extreme level of surveillance by nations against other nations and of citizens,\u201d former Socialist Left Party minister Baard Vegar Solhjell told AFP, explaining his move.<\/p>\n
\u201cSnowden contributed to people knowing about what has happened and spurring public debate\u201d on trust in government, which he said was \u201ca fundamental requirement for peace\u201d.<\/p>\n
In a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee obtained by AFP, Solhjell and his party colleague Snorre Valen said that they do not necessarily condone or support all of Snowden\u2019s disclosures, but praised him for revealing the \u201cnature and technological prowess of modern surveillance\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe level of sophistication and depth of surveillance that citizens all over the world are subject to have stunned us, and stirred debate,\u201d they wrote in the nomination letter.
\nThey added that Snowden\u2019s actions have \u201cled to the reintroduction of trust and transparency as a leading principle in global security policies\u201d.<\/p>\n
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