WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich has appeal rejected AGAIN as he’s left to rot in Putin’s prison on bogus spy charges

WRONGLY jailed journalist Evan Gershkovich has had his appeal over his pre-trial detention rejected again.

The 32-year-old innocent American was locked up last year by Vladimir Putin on bogus spy charges.

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Evan Gershkovich pictured today inside defendants’ cage before a hearing to consider an appeal on his extended pre-trial detention, at the Moscow City Court[/caption]

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The court today dismissed Gershkovich’s appeal[/caption]

Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich has already spent more than 300 long and painful days behind bars.

He was pictured today staring out of a cage at Moscow City Court.

The judge decided to dismiss his complaint about the extension of his pre-trial detention until March 30 on spying charges which he denies, the court’s press service said.

He will now remain in custody at a notorious Moscow jail until at least the end of March, where he is being held on trumped-up charges.

Brave Gershkovich was detained by the Federal Security Service (FSB) on March 29, 2023, in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg on spurious charges of espionage.

Putin‘s spy service alleged that the reporter, acting on the instructions of the American side, collected secret information about the Russian military-industrial complex.

However, Russian officials have not yet provided any evidence to publicly back up their claims.

Both Gershkovich and the Journal vehemently deny the allegations, while Washington declares him wrongfully detained.

He has repeatedly launched appeals to secure his freedom – all have so far been rejected.

The journalist is the first Western reporter to be jailed on espionage charges in Russia since the Soviet era, and he faces a prison term of up to 20 years if convicted.