![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wsj-reporter-will-stay-in-putin-jail-for-another-3-months-on-bogus-spy-charges/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/us-journalist-evan-gershkovich-arrested-839675429-1.jpg&description=Breaking SHOW TRIAL Published : 9:14, 24 Aug 2023 Updated : 9:22, 24 Aug 2023 RUSSIA has extended the pretrial detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich who was arrested on bogus spy charges. The 31-year-old journalist has now spent nearly 150 days behind bars . 1 Credit: AFP The US citizen was arrested by Vladimir Putin 's secret police in March while on a reporting trip in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg. He was locked up after being accused of espionage , claims which Evan, the Wall Street Journal and President Biden strongly deny. A Moscow court have now extended his stay for another three months. Gershkovich, a Moscow correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, had continued to report from Russia during Moscow's offensive in Ukraine. "The time of detention has been extended by three months... Until November 30, 2023," a spokesperson for Moscow's Lefortovsky court said. The 31-year-old was handcuffed and wearing a chequered shirt and jeans, being escorted into the court by masked men. The United States said in July that there was still no clear "pathway" to getting Gershkovich home, despite high-level talks.Lefortovsky court said.AFP was denied access into the courtroom for the hearing, which was held behind closed doors.But AFP reporters saw the 31-year-old, handcuffed and wearing a chequered shirt and jeans, being escorted into the court by masked men.After the hearing, one of Gershkovich's lawyers left the court without giving any comment to journalists.Gershkovich was arrested during a reporting trip in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg on March 29, becoming the first Western journalist to be arrested on espionage charges in Russia since the Soviet era.Russia has not provided public evidence of the accusations and the legal proceedings have been classified as secret.He has since been held in Moscow's notorious Lefortovo prison, famous for keeping inmates in near-total isolation.US President Joe Biden has called for the reporter's release.Man){kind=link}
RUSSIA has extended the pretrial detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich who was arrested on bogus spy charges.
The 31-year-old journalist has now spent nearly 150 days behind bars.
The US citizen was arrested by Vladimir Putin’s secret police in March while on a reporting trip in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg.
He was locked up after being accused of espionage, claims which Evan, the Wall Street Journal and President Biden strongly deny.
A series of appeals to release the reporter from prison were denied, even though his pretrial detention was set to expire on May 29.