Breaking: A Russian court will hear an appeal from the lawyers of detained WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich on April 18. It could decide whether to grant him bail.
A Moscow court said Thursday that it would hear an appeal from the lawyers of Evan Gershkovich,The Wall Street Journal vehemently denies the allegation against Mr. Gershkovich. Its lawyers challenged his detention. The Moscow City Court said it would hear the appeal April 18., order him moved to another jail, allow him house arrest or grant him bail. A spokeswoman for the Journal declined to comment on any specific requests Mr. Gershkovich’s lawyers made regarding his detention.
An American reporter with Russian heritage, WSJ’s Evan Gershkovich made Russia his second home and was authorized to work in the country when he was detained by authorities. His colleagues talk about what makes him such a talented correspondent. Photo: The Wall Street Journal Mr. Trudeau spoke to Mr. Biden “about Russia’s illegal detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and called for his immediate release,” his office said.
On Wednesday, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said Russia would allow U.S. consular access in due course under standard Russian procedures. Ms. Zakharova said Wednesday that Moscow would disregard the letter, given that Western media hadn’t shown similar empathy for Maxim Fomin,into what they called a terrorist attack and arrested a suspect in the killing of Mr. Fomin, who was better known by his pseudonym Vladlen Tatarsky.
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