MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Moscow has extended the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, arrested on espionage charges, until Jan. 30, Russian news agencies reported.
The hearing took place on Tuesday behind closed doors because authorities say details of the criminal case against the American journalist are classified.
Gershkovich was detained in March while on a reporting trip to the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, about 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) east of Moscow.
Russian authorities haven’t detailed any evidence to support the espionage charges.
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