The American journalist of The Wall Street Journal, Evan Gershkovich, who was imprisoned in Russia for espionage, did not complain to the US Ambassador to Moscow, Lynn Tracy, who visited him. It has been reported TASS With reference to the press office of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation.
“The SIZO-2 management of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service arranged for a consular meeting of diplomatic staff with a US citizen held in a pre-trial detention center. During the interview, the accused E. Gershkovich did not complain about the conditions of detention and his state of health, ”said.
According to the Federal Penitentiary Service, in an interview with Tracy, an American journalist noted that during her detention at the pre-trial detention center, she was visited several times by members of the PMC and the Human Rights Commissioner in Moscow.
Earlier, the American diplomatic mission in Moscow, the US Ambassador to Russia visit He was arrested in Russia on suspicion of spying for Gershkovich.
Later, the US permanent representative to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said that the US was pleased to provide consular access to the Wall Street Journal journalist accused of espionage in Russia. She also noted that Washington continues she. insist upon his release.
Gershkovic arrested On March 30 in Yekaterinburg. According to the information provided by the FSB of Russia, the journalist, who, on the instructions of the American side, collected data on the activities of one of the enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex, is accused of espionage.