U.S. citizen Evan Gershkovich, 31, was arrested in late March while on a reporting trip. A Moscow court agreed last month to keep him in custody until Aug. 30.
A Wall Street Journal reporter detained on espionage charges in Russia is appearing in court to appeal his extended detention.A Moscow court agreed last month to keep him in custody until Aug. 30.
Defense lawyers challenged the decision, and the Moscow City Court is scheduled to hear the appeal on Thursday. Evan Gershkovich stands behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants before his court hearing in Moscow, Russia, on June 22, 2023.Gershkovich and his employer have denied he spied in Russia. The U.S. government has declared him to be wrongfully detained and demanded his immediate release.
His arrest in the city of Yekaterinburg rattled journalists in Russia, where authorities have not detailed what, if any, evidence they have gathered to support the espionage charges.U.S. Embassy officials were allowed to visit him once, but Russian authorities rejected two other requests to see him. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters on Thursday that the ministry is considering another visit request from the embassy.
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US journalist Evan Gershkovich appears in Moscow court to appeal extended detentionA Wall Street Journal reporter detained on espionage charges in Russia is appearing in court to appeal his extended detention. U.S. citizen Evan Gershkovich was arrested in late March while on a reporting trip. A Moscow court agreed last month to keep him in custody until late August. Defense lawyers challenged the decision, and the Moscow City Court is hearing the appeal on Thursday. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government have denied he spied in Russia. The 31-year-old's arrest rattled journalists in Russia. Authorities haven't detailed what, if any, evidence they have gathered to support the espionage charges.
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