Russia extends US reporter Gershkovich’s detention by 3 months

The Wall Street Journal staffer was arrested on March 29 on spying charges.

MOSCOW: US reporter Evan Gershkovich had his pre-trial detention extended by three months by a Russian court today, Interfax reported, on charges of espionage that he denies.

Gershkovich was arrested on March 29 in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg on spying charges that carry up to 20 years in prison. The FSB security service said Gershkovich was collecting information about a Russian defence company that was a state secret.The White House has called the charges “ridiculous” and President Joe Biden has said Gershkovich’s detention is “totally illegal”.Gershkovich has so far failed in two appeals, in April and June, against his pre-trial detention in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison, where suspects accused by the KGB security service were held in Soviet times.

Russia has said that any prisoner exchange could only be considered after a court verdict, and via a special channel handled by the security services.

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