Moscow court upholds ruling to keep Gershkovich in detention

Описание: (22 Jun 2023)
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Moscow - 22 June 2023
1. Wide of court building
2. Mid of letters on building reading (Russian) “Moscow City Court”
3. Journalists outside court
4. Russian flag on top of the court building
5. People entering court room
6. Various of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in glass cage in court room
7. Screens showing Gershkovich in glass cage
8. Media
9. Screens showing Gershkovich in glass cage; UPSOUND (Russian) of Judge Natalya Konovalova:
"(Inaudible) after hearing the defenders of the accused, the investigator, the prosecutor, (inaudible) the appeal, guided by articles (inaudible) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, the court ruled: the decision of (inaudible) of May 23, 2023 in respect of Gershkovich Evan should be left unchanged, the appeal of lawyers Nozhkina and Korchagina (should be left) without satisfaction.”
10. Media
STORYLINE:

A Moscow court on Thursday rejected an appeal by Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and upheld an earlier ruling that he should remain in jail on espionage charges until late August.

The 31-year-old U.S. citizen was arrested in late March while on a reporting trip.

A Moscow court agreed last month to keep him in custody until Aug. 30.

Defense lawyers challenged the decision, but the Moscow City Court rejected the appeal on Thursday.

Gershkovich and his employer have denied he spied in Russia.

The U.S. government has declared him to be wrongfully detained and demanded his immediate release.

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