Evan Gershkovich trial to be behind closed doors, Russian court says

Russia accuses the Wall Street Journal reporter of collecting "secret information" on behalf of the CIA.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchRegisterSign InHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUK General ElectionUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC VerifySportBusinessFuture of BusinessTechnology of BusinessWork CultureInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersGershkovich trial to be held behind closed doors3 hours agoBy Gianluca Avagnina, BBC News, LondonShareGetty ImagesThe trial of detained US journalist Evan Gershkovich will be held behind closed doors, Russian state media, citing the courts service, has reported.

Russian officials have accused the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporter of collecting "secret information" from a Russian tank factory on behalf of the CIA. He denies the allegations.

His trial will open on 26 June at a court in Yekaterinburg, the city in the Urals he was arrested in last March.

Since his arrest, Mr Gershkovich, 32 has been held in Moscow's high-security Lefortovo prison.

The WSJ dismissed the trial as a "sham", while US officials said the charges had "zero credibility".

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