The Lefortovo District Court has ruled Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) can continue to keep Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich detained as he awaits trial.
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His trial was scheduled for May 29, two months after his initial detention, but a court previously granted an extension through Aug. 30. The court’s second extension on Thursday could mean the reporter remains imprisoned for at least eight months.While Thursday's hearing was closed to media, some reporters were able to see Gershkovich entering the Moscow court.
The Wall Street Journal responded to the decision in a statement saying it was"deeply disappointed" and the allegations against him are"categorically false." Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen, worked in Russia for six years before he was detained in Yekaterinburg on March 29.
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