The Moscow City Court on September 19 declined to hear U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich's latest appeal against his pretrial detention on spying charges, sending it back to the Lefortovo district court citing procedural violations. Gershkovich, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, was arrested on March 29 in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg on charges of espionage that carry up to 20 years in prison. No date has been set for his trial, and last month his detention in Moscow's Lefortovo prison was extended by three months to November 30. To read the original story by RIA Novosti, click here.
Moscow Court Declines To Hear U.S. Reporter Gershkovich's New Appeal Against Detention
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia in March on charges of espionage that carry up to 20 years in prison.