In Moscow, the court rejected the appeal against the arrest of the American journalist of the WSJ edition Evan Gershkovich, who was detained the day before for alleged espionage. This is reported by the Russian edition of Mediazona..
" On the day when a preventive measure was chosen for Gershkovich, the entire floor where the meeting was held was cordoned off in court - neither the lawyer nor the journalists could get there.
Judge Yevgenia Zhigaleva upheld the arrest decision,"
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Earlier, heads of more than 30 news agencies around the world signed a letter to Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov demanding the release of imprisoned Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich..
At the same time, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Ryabkov stated that the exchange of the American journalist of The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Evan Gershkovich is possible, but after the trial.