Defendants in Russia Can Spend Months Behind Bars Before Trial

Defendants in Russia Can Spend Months Behind Bars Before Trial

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The arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has thrown a spotlight on a Russian judicial system in which defendants often languish for months in detention even before a trial while prosecutors are granted time to build their case. Mr. Gershkovich, a 31-year-old U.S. citizen, was…

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