The regional court of Przemyśl, in southeastern Poland, decided to extend the detention of the Spanish journalist for another three months. Pablo Gonzalez, arrested on February 28.
“The court decided to extend the detention of Pablo Gonzalez,” the journalist’s lawyer in Poland confirmed to EFE. Bartos Rogala, who added that the court agreed with the prosecutor’s office in most premises that the Spaniard be detained.
Last week, the prosecutor’s office motivated its request with “a well-founded fear of procedural fraud, fear of hiding or running away and the fact that Gonzalez is at risk of a high sentence if convicted.”
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Russian spy
The journalist, who has worked for several media outlets and who also holds Russian citizenship, was arrested by the Polish Internal Security Agency (ABW), which accuses Gonzalez of works for the Russian military intelligence (GRU).
In Przemyśl, a town on the Polish-Ukrainian border, Gonzales reflected the exodus of Ukrainian refugees in Poland during the early days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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He was originally detained for three months, a period which it was extended in early June for another three months. Gonzalez’s defense appealed the decision, but to no avail.