Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter on ‘espionage’ charges

US news outlet says it ‘vehemently denies the allegations from the FSB and seeks the immediate release of our trusted and dedicated reporter’

Arpan Rai,Chris Stevenson
Thursday 30 March 2023 14:15 BST
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Wall Street Journal reporter seen for first time since being arrested in Russia

Russia’s top security agency says it has arrested a reporter for The Wall Street Journal over alleged espionage.

Journalist Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Yekaterinburg on spying charges, according to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) – the successor to the KGB.

He was brought to Moscow where a court at a closed hearing ordered him held in pre-trial detention until 29 May. The TASS state news agency said he pleaded not guilty. The authorities released no evidence publicly and the case is said to have been marked “top secret”.

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