bout the Snowden case. I was able, though, to make an appointment with Robert Tibbo, a Canadian-born barrister specializing in civil liberties cases. Tibbo had worked closely with Ho on the Snowden case. I met Tibbo in the tearoom at the Mandarin Oriental hotel on Hong Kong Island. Tibbo, in his early f

n incarcerated during the long court battle. During the litigation, Snowden would have a platform to make his case against U.S. surveillance. Indeed, Tibbo’s strategy involved building massive public support for Snowden’s cause. Once the U.S. | | Epst_9780451494566_2p_all_r1.z.indd 103 ® 9/29/16 5:51 Pa

an-born barrister, specializing in civil liberties cases, who had worked closely with Ho on the Snowden case. He immediately agreed to see me. I met Tibbo in the tea room at the Mandarin Oriental hotel on Hong Kong Island, where I moved to from the Mira hotel. The Mandarin was also convenient to Tibbo’s

government informed the...”-- Jane Perlez and Keith Bradsher, “China Said to Have Made Call to Let Leaker Depart.” New York Times, June 23, 2013 8 “Tibbo had a strategy...”—Author Interview with Robert Tibbo “The purpose of my mission...”-- “I, Spy: Edward Snowden in Exile,’Ewen MacAskill and Alan Rus