Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, accused by Russia of spying, had his pre-trial detention prolonged by three months on Tuesday to June 30, a Moscow court docket mentioned.
Gershkovich, his paper, and the US authorities all strongly deny the fees, which carry a sentence of as much as 20 years in jail.
Tuesday’s listening was closed to media; however, the Moscow court docket service printed pictures and a quick video exhibiting Gershkovich standing in a glass field within the courtroom. He appeared relaxed and was smiling.
Friday will mark the primary anniversary of Gershkovich’s arrest within the Urals metropolis of Yekaterinburg. He has failed in repeated appeals in opposition to his detention, which has already been prolonged several times. No date has been set for his trial.
Demanding Gershkovich’s launch
US Ambassador Lynne Tracy visited the 32-year-old reporter in Moscow’s Lefortovo jail last week. At the time, the embassy said, “Evan stays sturdy and resilient; however, it’s a tragedy that he’s awaiting trial for a criminal offence he didn’t commit.”
Washington has pledged to do “no matter what it takes” to deliver house Gershkovich and ex-Marine Paul Whelan, convicted in 2020 and serving 16 years in a Russian penal colony on spying fees that he, too, denies.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has mentioned Gershkovich might be launched sooner or later in change for a Russian prisoner held overseas, however no such deal has to date materialized.
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