2012: President Signs Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act[1]
> Obama will ensure that federal agencies expedite the process for reviewing whistleblower claims and whistleblowers have full access to courts and due process.
2013: Whistleblower Edward Snowden is charged by federal prosecutors[2]
Has something happened to Snowden that I'm not aware of? As far as I understand, he fled to avoid a trial, not because there was some imminent threat to his life.
> Barack Obama will strengthen whistleblower laws
2012: President Signs Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act[1]
> Obama will ensure that federal agencies expedite the process for reviewing whistleblower claims and whistleblowers have full access to courts and due process.
2013: Whistleblower Edward Snowden is charged by federal prosecutors[2]
Has something happened to Snowden that I'm not aware of? As far as I understand, he fled to avoid a trial, not because there was some imminent threat to his life.
1. http://www.whistleblower.org/blog/42-2012/2380-president-sig...
2. http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/documents/world/us-vs-edwar...