Former Russian state TV journalist who was accused of spreading “faux information” in regards to the army, fled the nation after escaping from home arrest, her lawyer has mentioned.
Marina Ovsyannikova is now “below the safety of a European state”, her lawyer knowledgeable. Her lawyer declined to say something additional as “it might turn into an issue for her”, Sky Information reported.
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Marina Ovsyannikova made worldwide headlines when in March she walked out in entrance of studio cameras and denounced the conflict in Ukraine. Throughout a information broadcast on Channel One Marina Ovsyannikova held a placard that learn, “Cease the conflict” and “They’re mendacity to you”.
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Marina Ovsyannikova stop her job after the protest and have become an activist, staging anti-war protests. She was fined 30,000 roubles for flouting protest legal guidelines.
Marina Ovsyannikova was arrested and positioned below home arrest in August.