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RFE/RL: Russia prolongs pretrial detention of Ukrainian journalist

Published Nov. 28, 2016 at 3:34 pm

Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko, accused by Russia's FSB security service of being a spy, stands inside a defendants' cage during a hearing at a court in Moscow on Nov. 28, 2016.

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A court in Moscow has prolonged the pretrial detention of Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko, who has been held in Russia on suspicion of espionage.

The Lefortovo District Court on Nov. 28 ordered the pretrial detention term of Sushchenko extended until Jan. 30, 2017.