The editor of The Guardian will be cross-examined for revelations in Snowden case

Edward Snowden

On the grounds that the publications would compromise the national security of the United Kingdom, British legislators will interrogate in December, the editor of the newspaper The Guardian for the publication of a series of intelligence files revealed by Edward Snowden,

The security chiefs warned about the the leaks and now, editor Alan Rusbridger will present himself before the Committee of the House of Commons, as reported by The Guardian.

The revelations about the activities of the office of British intelligence, GCHQ, and its close cooperation with the United States National Security Agency have embarrassed Prime Minister David Cameron and infuriated the legislators of the ruling Conservative Party.

Rusbridger, former editor in Washington for the London Daily News, has defended the role of The Guardian, saying that the revelations have provoked a debate on the scope of intelligence activities, something that lawmakers had failed to do.