MOSCOW (NEWSnet/AP) — A Russian court on Tuesday extended by three months the arrest of Wall Street reporter Evan Gershkovich, Russian news agencies reported.

Gershkovich, a 31-year-old American citizen, was ordered held until Aug. 30. He was arrested in March on espionage charges on a reporting trip in Russia. He, his employer and the U.S. government have denied the charges.

Russian authorities haven’t detailed what, if any, evidence they have gathered to support the espionage charges.

The U.S. government has declared Gershkovich to be “wrongfully detained” and demanded his immediate release. He is being held in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison.

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