Snowden Releases 64 Character Code Stored with "Dead Man's Switch"

While speculation was rife that Edward Snowden had been killed after tweeting a so-called “dead man switch,” his lawyer Anatoly Kucherena has confirmed the whistleblower is “alive and well.”

After Snowden issued two mysterious tweets last week, both of which were then deleted and no further tweets sent, theories began circulating suggesting he had been kidnapped or killed.

Speaking Monday, Snowden’s lawyer Anatoly Kucherena said such theories were nothing new but they were false.

“Of course, there probably are people interested in speculating on this matter who have been doing this for the last several years,” Kucherena told RIA Novosti.

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