This Russian TV news editor who burst onto the set with a 'NO WAR' banner during a live broadcast faces as much as 15 years in prison under a new 'fake news' law
with a “NO WAR” banner during a live broadcast faces as much as 15 years in prison under a new “fake news” law designed to stop any public criticism of the invasion of Ukraine. Marina Ovsyannikova, 44, launched her protest during Monday’s evening news on state TV after deciding she’d had enough of spreading Kremlin lies. Whisked away by police from the Channel One studio, she has not been seen since and her lawyer says her whereabouts are unknown.
The well-connected online news outlet Baza reported Tuesday police had initially wanted to fine her under an administrative protocol, but an “extraordinary meeting” of top law-enforcement officials decided she should be charged under the new Article 207.
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