The Wall Street Journal reporter arrested for spying in Russia has met with his lawyers

The American newspaper reporter Wall Street Journal Evan Gerskovich, who was arrested last week in Russia with charge of espionage, met with his lawyers today, as WSJ Editor-in-Chief Emma Tucker informed her colleagues. “Evan is doing well and is grateful for the outpouring of support from around the world“, says Tucker in a briefing note to her colleagues at the American newspaper, a copy of which came into the possession of the Reuters agency and is relayed by the Athens News Agency.

The American government is exerting intense pressure for his release journalist of the Wall Street Journal who is being held in Russia, and is closely monitoring his pretrial detention, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby announced yesterday Monday.

Source: News Beast

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