 According to Russian media, the court's press service said the new date was at the request of Gershkovich's defense team. Gershkovich's trial is taking place behind closed doors in the Ural Mountain capital of Ekaterinburg. It was there that the Wall Street Journal correspondent was arrested while on a reporting assignment in March of last year. Prosecutors accused Gershkovich of trying to gather state secrets from a nearby tank factory. He faces a possible 20-year prison sentence if convicted.