Snowden living under guard in Russia, says lawyer

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WHISTLEBLOWER. File photo of Edward Snowden in Hong Kong, June 6, 2013. Image courtesy of The Guardian/Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald

US whistleblower Edward Snowden is living under guard in Russia which granted him temporary asylum on August 1. He has been able to travel incognito and is expecting visits from family members, his Russian lawyer said. Anatoly Kucherena told RT television in an interview that Snowden had more secret material from the US National Security Agency which he hasn’t handed over. “You have to understand that Edward worked quite a long time for the CIA. He is a good specialist. He is a professional,” Kucherena said. The US has been wanting Russia to hand him over for investigation.

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