Russian Lawmaker Tweets That Edward Snowden Accepts Asylum In ...
National Security Agency leak source Edward Snowden has accepted an offer of political asylum from Venezuela, the AP is reporting, citing a tweet from a top Russian lawmaker.
But the tweet, from senior Russian State Duma (parliament) official Aleksey Pushkov, now appears to be deleted.
'Predictably, Snowden has agreed to [Venezuelan President Nicolas] Maduro's offer of political asylum. Apparently, this option appeared most reliable to Snowden,' Pushkov tweeted, according to a translation of the tweet.
Here's a screenshot of the tweet:
Pushkov subsequently tweeted that his prior tweet about Snowden was based off information from Vesti 24, a Russian news channel.
Later, WikiLeaks, which has claimed to be advising Snowden, tweeted that he has not formally accepted asylum anywhere:
Edward #Snowden has not yet formally accepted asylum in Venezuela. The Russian law maker concerned has deleted the tweet.
- WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) July 9, 2013
Snowden has asylum offers from three Latin American countries - Venezuela, Bolivia, and Nicaragua.
This development, of course, would not solve all of Snowden's problems, considering there's still the matter of getting to Venezuela.
This post has been updated.
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