Former U.S. defense contractor Edward Snowden is seen during an interview with "NBC Nightly News" in Moscow
Former U.S. defense contractor Edward Snowden is seen during an interview with "NBC Nightly News" anchor and managing editor Brian Williams in Moscow in this undated handout photo released May 28, 2014. REUTERS/NBC News/Handout via R

Edward Snowden is ready to go back to his native land, the United States. His lawyer said that the fugitive "whistle-blower" was working with German and U.S. lawyers for his homecoming.

Snowden, who leaked U.S. government details related to its mass surveillance programs, is reportedly trying every possible measure to get back to the United States. While U.S. officials said that they would welcome Snowden’s homecoming, they clarified that the fugitive would have to face criminal charges already filed against him.

Anatoly Kucherena, Snowden’s Russian lawyer, disclosed the “secret” at a press conference on Tuesday. He was talking about a book he had written on Snowden when he said that a group of U.S. and German lawyers were working on the issue. Kucherena said that he was dealing with the case on the Russian side.

Snowden earlier said that he would only return home if the U.S. government assured him that he would be given a fair trial for the charges filed against him. The U.S. government wants the former contractor working for the National Security Agency to face trial for leaking detailed secrets of its electronic surveillance programs.

U.S. Justice Department spokesman Marc Raimondi assured that Snowden would get his due in the trial. "It remains our position that Mr. Snowden should return to the United States and face the charges filed against him,” he said, “If he does, he will be accorded full due process and protections."

Russia earlier refused to deport Snowden as the fugitive took refuge in the country. According to Kucherena, Snowden was given a three-year Russian residence permit. While some appreciate Snowden’s leaks as a part of his civil rights campaigner, some others blame him for being a “traitor.”

The Obama administration refuses to consider Snowden as a whistle-blower. It rather accuses him of leaking classified information. According to Raimondi, there is no question that Snowden’s actions have inflicted serious harms on the national security of the United States.

U.S. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said that Snowden should return home. She said that the U.S. justice system would definitely be fair to him.

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