Found guilty of committing an “administrative offence”, Ovsiannikova will have to pay a fine of 30,000 rubles ($275 at current exchange rates), an AFP journalist present at the hearing said. She was released, but he still faces criminal charges that could lead to heavy prison sentences.
Shortly before, the Kremlin had described as “hooliganism or pathoterism” Ovsiannikova’s gesture when breaking in during the live broadcast of the Channel One newscast.
Standing behind the presenter, the journalist displayed a poster and shouted slogans against the war in Ukraine, and the video of her action quickly went viral.
Russia considered the protest carried out by Marina Ovsiannikova “vandalism”, although it distanced itself from any possible action against the journalist, alleging that it is up to the chain itself to take action.
Ovsiannikova remains in detention and the Investigation Committee has already opened a case to determine if he committed a crime, in particular the one that punishes the dissemination of false information about the activity of the Armed Forces, according to sources cited by the TASS agency.
the ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has publicly thanked Ovsiannikova, originally from Odessa, Ukraine, for her protest, as well as “all Russians who are trying to bring the truth to light” and “are not afraid to protest,” according to a speech released by her office.
Source: Ambito
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