Laura Poitras advised by lawyers to avoid UK premiere of her new film Instead she spoke from Berlin via patchy Skype videolink to audience U.S. journalist Glenn Greenwald also given same advice by legal team <\/p>\n
Published: 20:11 EST, 17 October 2014 | Updated: 06:55 EST, 18 October 2014 <\/p>\n
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The maker of Edward Snowden documentary CITIZENFOUR refused to travel to the films UK premiere last night because she fears arrest under the Official Secrets Act. <\/p>\n
Laura Poitras said she had been advised by lawyers to avoid travelling to Britain because her work with the fugitive former contractor with the National Security Agency. <\/p>\n
Snowden is living in Moscow with his girlfriend Lindsay Mills after he was granted asylum by Russia to escape charges of espionage in the U.S. <\/p>\n
Laura Poitras (left), the director of new film CITIZENFOUR about Edward Snowden (right) avoided the London premiere of the movie today because she feared arrest under the official secrets act <\/p>\n
Poitras spoke from Berlin via patchy Skype videolink to the packed first public showing in Britain of CITIZENFOUR at the Curzon cinema in Chelsea, west London. <\/p>\n
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