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Edward Snowden

Oslo. – Two Norwegian politicians yesterday sent a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, nominating the US whistleblower Edward Snowden (pictured above) for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.Baard Vegard Solhjell, a former Norwegian minister from the Socialist Left party, and his party colleague Snorre Valen, jointly wrote the nomination letter, in which they said that Snowden’s revelations of US monitoring of Internet communications have contributed to the trust between nations and peoples that is necessary for peace.

The public debate and the political changes that have followed Snowden’s whistleblowing has “contributed to a more stable and peaceful world order” they said in the letter.

Snowden has provided critical knowledge of how monitoring takes place in a modern society and “his actions have reintroduced trust and transparency as guiding principles in security. These values can not be overstated”, they said.

Both Solhjell and Valen are members of the current Norwegian parliament. – Xinhua.