MOSCOW — A Russian court on Tuesday extended the arrest of Wall Street Journal pressreporter Evan Gershkovich by 3 months in a closed-door hearing emblematic of the secrecy that has significant the case versus the veryfirst U.S. reporter giventhat the Cold War to be apprehended in Russia on spying charges.
Gershkovich, a 31-year-old American resident, was purchased held till Aug.30 He hadactually been jailed in March on espionage charges on a reporting journey in Russia. He, his company and the U.S. federalgovernment have rejected the charges.
Tuesday’s pre-trial hearing wasn’t revealed in advance, and the whole case hasactually been covered in secrecy.
Russian authorities sanctuary’t in-depth what — if any — proof they haveactually collected to assistance the espionage charges.
Various legal procedures haveactually been closed to the media. No information instantly emerged about whether Gershkovich wentto Tuesday’s hearing or what was stated. Tass stated the session was closed since the pressreporter was implicated of ownership of “secret products.”
One Russian news firm, Interfax, estimated a court authorities as stating Gershkovich’s momsanddads — thems