FALSELY imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will remain in prison on charges of espionage, a Russian court ruled.
The 32-year-old US citizen was detained in late March 2023 while on a reporting trip and has spent more than a year behind bars.
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Authorities have routinely extended his stay behind bars and rejected his appeals.
His preventive detention was again maintained until June 30 in a ruling that he and his lawyers challenged.
In the courtroom Tuesday, Gerhskovich, dressed in a white T-shirt and an open plaid shirt, appeared relaxed, at times laughing and chatting with members of his legal team.
He gave a heroic thumbs-up as he remains locked up on trumped-up charges that have yet to be backed up by Russian authorities.