Wall Street Journal Reporter “Wrongfully Detained” By Russia, State Department Says
reporter Evan Gershkivich has been “wrongfully detained,” a determination that makes his case a higher priority by the government.is wrongfully detained by Russia,” State Department principal deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said in a statement. “Journalism is not a crime. We condemn the Kremlin’s continued repression of independent voices in Russia, and its ongoing war against the truth.”
Emma Tucker, editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal, and Almar Latour, the Journal publisher, said in a statement that the State Department wrongfully detained designation “will unlock additional resources and attention at the highest levels of the U.S. government in securing his release.” “We are deeply concerned by the troubling reports that Evan Gershkovich, an American citizen, has been detained in Russia,” said White House Press Secretaryin the statement. She went on to say that the White House and State Department officials have spoken the representatives of the Wall Street Journal and has been in contact with Gershkovich’s family.
“U.S. citizens residing or traveling in Russia should depart immediately, as the State Department continues to advise,” the statement continues. Gershkovich has pleaded not guilty to espionage charges, according the Russian state news agency Tass. Under Russia’s criminal code, the correspondent could face up to 20 years in prison. “Espionage trials in the country can take months and are typically conducted in secret,” The New York Times reports. “Acquittals are virtually unheard-of.”We are deeply concerned by the troubling reports that Evan Gershkovich, an American citizen, has been detained in Russia.
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