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The Internet Mana movement wants to bring whistleblower Edward Snowden from his self-imposed exile in Russia to New Zealand with a "special residency" offer.
Kim Dotcom's tweet yesterday included a comment that Internet Mana will work with Labour and the Greens to make this possible.
This morning, Internet party leader Laila Harré told Radio NZ's Morning Report that the Dotcom-backed party will be in discussions with a new government about the proposal "at some point."
Ms Harre said she had not talked to Mr Snowden before the Moment of Truth rally on Monday night. However, Labour has rejected any association with Internet Mana or to support a refuge for Snowden.
Labour senior press secretary Miles Erwin says its position on Internet Mana is unchanged and it has little to no interest in forming a coalition.
He adds that Labour has not been in talks with Internet Mana.
“Labour will not work to grant Edward Snowden asylum here,” he says
Last night on TVNZ's final Leader's Debate, Prime Minister John Key said Labour would need Internet Mana among its coaltion partners to challenge National's polling numbers. However, Labour leader David Cunliffe reiterated the Labour's non-association with Internet Mana.
Labour on the GCSB
Labour leader David Cunliffe told Q&A on Sunday: “Our policy is we’re committing to a full review of all New Zealand’s security services. We will repeal the GCSB legislation and we will replace it with something that is guaranteed to be more protective of New Zealander’s privacy.
“Five Eyes will be part of that review. The way [Five Eyes] is conducted and our participation in Five Eyes will be part of the review.”
Campbell Gibson
Thu, 18 Sep 2014
Thu, 18 Sep 2014
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Kim Dotcom's talk of bringing Snowden to NZ lacks Labour backing
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