A Moscow court has denied the appeal of a 32-year-old U.S. citizen who has been detained on espionage charges since late March 2023. The journalist, who was on a reporting trip, has been in jail for over a year, with his pretrial detention extended multiple times despite appeals.
Last month, his detention was prolonged until June 30, a decision that was challenged but rejected by the appellate court on Tuesday. The journalist, along with his employer, has consistently denied the allegations, and the U.S. government has declared his detention as wrongful.
