US reporter caught in the act hiding USB with classified Russian...

US reporter caught in the act hiding USB with classified Russian data

RT has received exclusive footage of the moment Russian law enforcement apprehended Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich as he sought to hide what seemed to be a flash drive with illegally obtained confidential material.

The previously unreported video released on Monday depicts Gershkovich's arrest in March 2023 in the Russian city of Ekaterinburg. The journalist is shown eating in a restaurant with his "source", while the two debate in Russian how to send over classified material about the country's military sector in a method that won't enable the Russian authorities to track the leak.

As Russian operatives arrive, Gershkovich attempts to hide what seems to be a flash drive with the data beneath the table before being apprehended. At the time, the Kremlin claimed the reporter was "caught red-handed," while Russia's Investigative Committee alleged he was conducting espionage for the CIA.

https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/us-reporter-caught-in-the-act-hiding-usb-with-classified-rus

naturally the evidence was rigged, and gershkovic was found guilty in a sham kangaroo court ..

and of course gershkovic was just innocently collecting information in his job as a reporter