US-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva given 6.5 years in Russian jail in swift and secret trial
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By Anna Chernova, Nathan Hodge and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — A Russian court has sentenced Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist, to six-and-a-half years in prison, state news agency TASS reported Monday.
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Prosecutors had asked for a lengthy sentence in the trial of US reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is charged with spying. The proceedings were speedy, prompting speculation about a possible prisoner swap.
By Anna Chernova, Nathan Hodge and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — A Russian court has sentenced Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist, to six-and-a-half years in prison, state news agency TASS reported Monday.
The conviction of Alsu Kurmasheva came on Friday, the same day that a court in Yekaterinburg convicted reporter Evan Gershkovich of espionage and sentenced him to 16 years.
Alsu Kurmasheva was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison after a secret trial, court records have shown. Russian authorities accused her of spreading false information about the military.
