Marina Ovsyannikova held a poster with the words “Stop the war” in front of the camera. In the first trial, she was fined 30,000 rubles.
A second trial was launched against the former editor of the Russian state television, Marina Ovsiannikova, who protested live on Russian TV against the war in Ukraine: Ovsiannikova was already fined 30,000 rubles in the first trial. Now he has to go back to court. According to the new media law, they face a fine of up to 50,000. rubles (455 euro), Interfax reported on Friday, citing the competent court in Moscow.
Ovsiannikov is accused of “public acts discrediting the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation” in order to protect the interests of the Russian Federation and its citizens and to maintain international peace and security. The law provides for up to 15 years in prison for alleged disinformation about the Russian armed forces. Therefore, at first it was feared that Ovssjannikova might face a much more severe punishment.
Anti-war protest poster
Almost two weeks ago, Ovsyannikova in the main news of Channel One showed a protest poster against the war in Ukraine. The poster also reads that the viewers are “being lied to here”. In addition, Ovsiannikov described the Russian attack on Ukraine as a crime in a separate video.
In Russia, the media is officially forbidden to speak of “war”, “invasion” or “invasion” of neighboring Ukraine. The government calls the action in a neighboring country a “special military operation” to “demilitarize” and “de-Nazify” Ukraine.
“We’re staying in Russia”
But the journalist does not want to leave Russia. “We are staying in Russia,” Marina Owssjannikova told “Spiegel” a week ago about herself and her two children – she has a 17-year-old son and an 11-year-old daughter. She is very worried, but: “I’m a patriot, my son (is) even bigger. We definitely do not want to leave, or emigrate anywhere. ” She knows: “My life has changed forever, I only slowly realize it. I can’t go back to my old life. “
(APA / dpa)