A verdict is expected in the coming hours in the case of Evan Gershkovich in Russia, the first American journalist to be arrested on spying charges in the country since the Cold War.
A verdict is expected in the coming hours in the espionage case of the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, with Russian prosecutors seeking an 18-year prison sentence in what his employer and the US government have dismissed as a sham trial. The court in Yekaterinburg will announce the verdict on Friday at 5 p.m. local time , the court’s press service has said. Proceedings have reached the final stage, the Sverdlovsk regional court added.
The judge then retired to the deliberation room to consider the verdict. The state prosecution service has requested 18 years in prison for Gershkovich, according to state news agency TASS, citing the court. Gershkovich pleaded not guilty, TASS added. The trial resumed on Thursday after being brought forward at the request of his defense.
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