Defense attorneys for Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich, who is jailed in Russia on “espionage” charges, have appealed his arrest by the FSB. This was reported by the Tass news agency, citing the Lefortovo court in Moscow, which had sentenced the Wall Street Journal correspondent to preventive detention until May 29. The journalist He faces up to 20 years in prison if found guilty of espionage.
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CNN points this out It is the first time since the Cold War that an American journalist has been arrested in Russia on charges of espionage. The arrest comes a week after US authorities indicted Sergei Vladimirovich Cherkasov, who is suspected of being a Russian spy.