A Moscow court adjourned to an unspecified date the trial of theater director Yevgenia Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriichuk, who are charged with justifying terrorism, after Berkovich felt unwell and an ambulance was called to the courtroom on June 10. The two women have maintained their innocence in the trial, which started on May 20. Berkovich and Petriichuk were arrested last year following a production of the play Finist -- The Brave Falcon. The play is about Russian women who married Muslim men and moved to Syria. If convicted, the women face up to five years in prison each. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Trial Of Russian Theater Director Adjourned After Ambulance Called In Courtroom
Yevgenia Berkovich appears in court in Moscow in May 2023.