Russia sends Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich's case to trial
Russia intends to put US journalist Evan Gershkovich on trial for espionage.The US effectively considers Gershkovich a political hostage.
In a statement Thursday, Russia's prosecutor general accused him of working for the CIA and"collecting secret information" about tank maker Uralvagonzavod in the Sverdlovsk region where he was arrested. "Evan Gershkovich is facing a false and baseless charge. Russia's latest move toward a sham trial is, while expected, deeply disappointing and still no less outrageous," the Journal's chief editor Emma Tucker and top executives said in a statement.
"We have been clear from the start that Evan has done nothing wrong. He should never have been arrested in the first place," Miller said. Washington has accused Moscow of arresting its citizens on baseless charges to use them as bargaining chips to secure the release of Russians convicted abroad. Among other US nationals detained in Russia is reporter Alsu Kurmasheva, detained last year for failing to register as a"foreign agent". Her employers denounced the case against her as politically motivated.
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