Trial of WSJ correspondent Evan Gershkovich begins in Russia | Video

Yekaterinburg, Jun 25 (EFE/EPA).- The trial of WSJ correspondent Evan Gershkovich began in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on Wednesday.

Gershkovich, an American journalist covering Russia for The Wall Street Journal, was arrested in Yekaterinburg on March 29, 2023.

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) claims that, on instructions from the US authorities, he collected information constituting a state secret about a Russian company in the military-industrial complex.

He is charged with espionage under Art. 276 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which could lead to a sentence of up to 20 years. (Camera: STRINGER).

FOOTAGE SHOWS WSJ CORRESPONDENT EVAN GERSHKOVICH IN A GLASS CAGE PRIOR TO A HEARING IN YEKATERINBURG'S SVERDLOVSK REGIONAL COURT, YEKATERINBURG, RUSSIA.

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Date: 26/06/2024 07:37 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Crime, law and justice
Politics » Freedom of the press
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 21 seconds
Reference: 55013977334
Relevance: Normal