Alive and well: Snowden lawyer quashes 'dead man switch' theories

August 09, 2016 01:50

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

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