' s ▁" th re at ▁of ▁legal ▁action " ▁against ▁The ▁Guardian ▁was ▁a ▁" direct ▁attack ▁on ▁press ▁freedom ▁in ▁the ▁UK ". ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁U . N . ▁Special ▁R app orte ur ▁Frank ▁La ▁R ue ▁str essed ▁that ▁the ▁" prote ction ▁of ▁national ▁security ▁secre ts ▁must ▁never ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁an ▁exc use ▁to ▁int im id ate ▁the ▁press ▁into ▁silence ." ▁ ▁For ced ▁landing ▁of ▁Boliv ian ▁President ▁Mor ales ' ▁plane ▁ ▁Five ▁Latin ▁American ▁countries — B ol iv ia , ▁Cuba , ▁E cuador , ▁Nic ar agua ▁and ▁Venezuela — vo iced ▁their ▁concerns ▁to ▁the ▁UN ▁Secretary - General ▁Ban ▁Ki - M oon ▁after ▁the ▁plane ▁of ▁Boliv ia ' s ▁President ▁E vo ▁Mor ales ▁was ▁denied ▁entry ▁by ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁western ▁European ▁countries , ▁and ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁r er oute ▁to ▁Austria ▁based ▁on ▁" s us p icion ▁that ▁United ▁States ▁wh ist leb lower ▁Edward ▁Snow den ▁was ▁on ▁board ". ▁Ban ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁important ▁to ▁prevent ▁such ▁inc idents ▁from ▁occurr ing ▁in ▁the ▁future ▁and ▁emphas ized ▁that ▁" A ▁Head ▁of ▁State ▁and ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁aircraft ▁enjoy ▁imm unity ▁and ▁in vi ol ability ". ▁ ▁Lav ab it ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Lav ab it , ▁a ▁Texas - based ▁secure ▁email ▁service ▁provider ▁reported ly ▁used