The detention period of American Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is under detention in Russia on espionage charges, was extended for the fourth time after a hearing held today at the Lefortovo District Court in Moscow. The court decided to extend the reporter’s detention by another 2 months. US Consul General Stuart Wilson also attended the hearing, which was closed to the press due to the confidentiality decision.
The 32-year-old journalist, who was correspondent in Moscow, was detained on the grounds that he collected data on the Russian army’s industrial complex while working in Yekaterinburg on March 29, 2023.