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The US government expressed concern about the decision to keep the journalist in prison in Russia

The US has concerns about a journalist in a Russian prison.

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The United States said it was “deeply concerned” by a Moscow court ruling on preventive detention on Tuesday. Evan Gershkovichnewspaper correspondent Wall Street Magazine accused in Russia of espionage.

“We are deeply concerned by the news that Russia continue to unfairly detain Evan Gershkovich after today’s trial, it was a farce,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at a press conference Tuesday.

In particular, the court Moscow dismissed on Tuesday an appeal filed by the defense Gershkovich to deprive him of the opportunity to spend two months in pre-trial detention, as the judge ruled on March 30, when the reporter first appeared in court.

Visit to Gershkovich

ambassador USA V RussiaLynn Tracy was able to visit for the first time yesterday Monday Gershkovich in prison.

According to Jean-Pierre, during this meeting Gershkovich He was grateful for the support he received from the American people, saying he felt “good” and “strong”.

Detention

Gershkovich was arrested on 30 March in Yekaterinburg, the capital of the Urals, on charges of espionage by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB, formerly KGB), for which he could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison.

journalist covered Wall Street Magazine Information about RussiaUkraine and former Soviet republics since January 2022.

The last arrest of an American journalist for espionage took place in 1986, at the height of perestroika, and concerned Nikolai Danilov, who was exchanged three weeks later for a Russian prisoner of war.

Both the White House and Wall Street Magazine They rejected the accusations of the Russian security forces against their correspondent and demanded his immediate release.

According to EFE.

Source: RPP

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