The Wall Street Journal reporter appeared with a shaved head, inside a glass cage
The American journalist Wall Street Journal, Evan Gershkovich (Evan Gershkovich) appeared in court today for the start of his trial on charges of espionage.
Authorities briefly allowed journalists to film the journalist before the trial began behind closed doors in the city of Yekaterinburg.
The espionage trial of detained US reporter Evan Gershkovich, who denies charges of collecting secrets for the CIA, starts in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg. The trial is being held behind closed doors. #Gershkovich #EvanGershkovich #trial #Reuters https://t.co/41RNhXqEO7
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 26, 2024
Gershkowitz, with a shaved head, stood inside a glass cage and quietly said “hello” to fellow journalists he recognized.
Just seen Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich who goes on trial today in Yekaterinburg. Emma Tucker, editor in chief of the WSJ writes: “This bogus accusation of espionage will inevitably lead to a bogus conviction for an innocent man who would then face up to 20 years… pic.twitter.com/kWSjAeabGK
— Steve Rosenberg (@BBCSteveR) June 26, 2024
Evan Gerskovich has been held since March 2023 on espionage charges and is the first American journalist to be arrested in Russia on espionage charges since the end of the Cold War.
If found guilty, he could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison.
Evan #Gershkovich is in court this morning in Yekaterinburg, the Russian city in the Urals where he was arrested in March 2023. He is being tried for espionage and faces 20 years in prison if found guilty – which is almost certain to happen. His supporters, the US and the WSJ… pic.twitter.com/ToHrbJqvWA
— Ben Tavener (@BenTavener) June 26, 2024
The American Wall Street Journal reporter – who worked for AFP in Moscow from 2020 to 2021 – is accused of gathering “classified information” about the Russian company Uralvagonzavod – a company that manufactures tanks for Russia’s war in Ukraine – on behalf of the CIA
He, his newspaper and the US government deny the allegations and say he was just doing his job as a journalist accredited by the Russian Foreign Ministry to work there.
Source :Skai
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