World News | US Reporter Evan Gershkovich, Jailed in Russia on Espionage Charges, to Stand Trial, Officials Say

Moscow, Jun 13 (AP) US reporter Evan Gershkovich, jailed in Russia on espionage charges, will stand trial in the city of Yekaterinburg, Russian authorities said on Thursday.

Russia's Prosecutor General's office said an indictment of Gershkovich has been finalised and his case was filed to the Sverdlovsky Regional Court in the city in the Ural Mountains.

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Gershkovich is accused of “gathering secret information” about a facility in the Sverdlovsk region that produced and repaired military equipment, the Prosecutor General's office said in a statement, revealing for the first time the details of the accusations against the jailed reporter. Gershkovich has been charged with espionage.

The officials didn't provide any evidence to back up the accusations. (AP)

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