Wall Street JournalΒ reporter Evan GershkovichΒ has filed an appeal against his arrest, according to the Russian state news agency TASS.
The agency cited the press service of the Lefortovo court in Moscow, where he was taken into custody last week.
“The court received a complaint from Gershkovich’s defense against the choice of a preventive measure in the form of detention,” TASS reported.
No date for hearing the appeal has been set.
