Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is making his first public appearance in Russia Tuesday after being arrested nearly three weeks ago on charges of espionage.
Gershkovich, who has denied the charges against him, is in Moscow City Court for a hearing in which a judge could uphold pretrial detention, move him to another jail, permit house arrest, or grant him bail, according to The Wall Street Journal.
U.S. Ambassador to Moscow Lynne Tracy and Gershokovich’s lawyers, Tatyana Nozhkina and Maria Korchagina, are in the courtroom, the newspaper says.
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was detained in March while on a reporting trip and charged with espionage, stands behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants before a court hearing to consider an appeal against his detention, in Moscow, Russia April 18, 2023. (REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina)
The Wall Street Journal and the U.S. government have denied the charges against Gershkovich as well.
Gershkovich has been in custody since March 29.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
