Russia sends U.S. reporter Gershkovich's case to court, accuses him of working for CIA

Russia Puts American Reporter Evan Gershkovich on Trial for Espionage

The office of Russia’s Prosecutor General announced on Thursday that American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who has been held for over a year without charges, has been formally accused of espionage and will be tried in Yekaterinburg. The date of the trial has not yet been announced. The post Russia Puts American Reporter Evan Gershkovich on Trial for Espionage appeared first on Breitbart.

Evan Gershkovich to stand trial, accused of spying for CIA

CNN’s Matthew Chance reports

US journalist Gershkovich from the “Wall Street Journal” has already been in custody for more than a year. In Yekaterinburg on the Urals, the reporter will probably have to answer to court soon - the authorities accuse him of espionage in the arms industry.

Jailed US reporter Gershkovich to be tried for espionage in Russia

Russia formally accused journalist Evan Gershkovich of spying for the CIA and finalized his indictment on June 13. The Prosecutor General's statement did not set a date for the trial.

The United States said on Thursday that Russia's allegations of spying on Evan Gershkovich, a columnist for The Wall Street Journal, were “completely unreliable” after prosecutors took his case to court.