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Journalist Evan Gershkovich appears in court in Moscow for appeal hearing Journalist Evan Gershkovich appears in court in Moscow for appeal hearing
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Wall Street Journal reporter has filed complaint against detention conditions following arrest on espionage chargesWall Street Journal reporter has filed complaint against detention conditions following arrest on espionage charges
The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has appeared in a courtroom in Moscow at an appeal hearing against his arrest and detention in a former KGB prison on charges of espionage.The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has appeared in a courtroom in Moscow at an appeal hearing against his arrest and detention in a former KGB prison on charges of espionage.
He stood in a glass and metal enclosure inside the courtroom on Tuesday, wearing a checked shirt with his arms folded in front of him. He did not say anything.He stood in a glass and metal enclosure inside the courtroom on Tuesday, wearing a checked shirt with his arms folded in front of him. He did not say anything.
Russia’s federal security service detained Gershkovich in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg last month on espionage charges that carry a possible 20-year prison sentence.Russia’s federal security service detained Gershkovich in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg last month on espionage charges that carry a possible 20-year prison sentence.
Gershkovich, the first US journalist detained in Russia on espionage charges since the end of the cold war. The Wall Street Journal has denied he was involved in espionage, as has Washington.Gershkovich, the first US journalist detained in Russia on espionage charges since the end of the cold war. The Wall Street Journal has denied he was involved in espionage, as has Washington.
The Moscow court is hearing a complaint filed by Gershkovich against the decision to keep him in custody in Lefortovo prison in Moscow while the case is being investigated.The Moscow court is hearing a complaint filed by Gershkovich against the decision to keep him in custody in Lefortovo prison in Moscow while the case is being investigated.
The hearing is essentially procedural covering how Gershkovich should be detained as he awaits trial, not about the substance of the charges as investigators are still working on the details of the case.The hearing is essentially procedural covering how Gershkovich should be detained as he awaits trial, not about the substance of the charges as investigators are still working on the details of the case.
Gershkovich, the American son of Soviet-born Jews who fled to the West in 1979, was detained by the FSB on 29 March shortly after he arrived at a steakhouse in Yekaterinburg during his second trip to the Urals in a month.Gershkovich, the American son of Soviet-born Jews who fled to the West in 1979, was detained by the FSB on 29 March shortly after he arrived at a steakhouse in Yekaterinburg during his second trip to the Urals in a month.
He was moved to the Lefortovo prison, which in Soviet times was run by the KGB but is now operated by the federal penitentiary service. Traditionally it has been used to hold those suspected by the FSB of spying and other grave crimes.He was moved to the Lefortovo prison, which in Soviet times was run by the KGB but is now operated by the federal penitentiary service. Traditionally it has been used to hold those suspected by the FSB of spying and other grave crimes.
The Kremlin has said Gershkovich was carrying out espionage “under the cover” of journalism. The foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, has told the United States that Gershkovich was caught red-handed while trying to obtain secrets.The Kremlin has said Gershkovich was carrying out espionage “under the cover” of journalism. The foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, has told the United States that Gershkovich was caught red-handed while trying to obtain secrets.
The US ambassador to Russia, Lynne Tracy, said on Monday she had made her first visit to see Gershkovich. “He feels well and is holding up. We reiterate our call for Evan’s immediate release,” Tracy said in a statement.The US ambassador to Russia, Lynne Tracy, said on Monday she had made her first visit to see Gershkovich. “He feels well and is holding up. We reiterate our call for Evan’s immediate release,” Tracy said in a statement.
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