YEKATERINBURG. July 2 (Interfax) - A lawyer for the Wall Street Journal's Evan Gershkovich, charged with spying, has appealed the extension of his arrest until December 13, the press service for the Sverdlovsk Region Court said on Tuesday.
"The Second General-Jurisdiction Court of Appeal will process the appeal," the press service said.
As reported, the Gershkovich trial began at the Sverdlovsk Region Court on June 26. The next hearing was scheduled for August 13.
The court press service told Interfax that Gershkovich's arrest was extended on the same day, June 26, until December 13.
On March 29, 2023, the FSB public relations department said that Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen born in 1991, was detained and charged with espionage.
Investigators established that Gershkovich collected secret data on Uralvagonzavod operations on the CIA's orders. Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said later that Gershkovich was caught red-handed.
Gershkovich pled not guilty, his defense team said.