Russia-Ukraine: Journalist Arraigned For Interrupting Live Broadcast

Russia-Ukraine: Journalist Arraigned For Interrupting Live Broadcast

An editor at Channel One Television, Marina Ovsyannikova has been charged to court for interrupting the channel’s news broadcast in a protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Monday.

According to Daily Mail, Ovsyannikova was seen in court with a member of her legal team after she was arrested and detained for over 12 hours.

There are concerns that she could face up to 15 years in prison under a Kremlin law which punishes “public dissemination of false information” about the invasion of Ukraine.

Daniil Berman, Ovsyannikova’s lawyer stated that she would face a criminal charge for her action.

“I expect that my client, Marina Ovsyannikova, will face not an administrative charge but a criminal one under the new law which carries a penalty of up to 15 years in jail,” he said.

Ovsyannikova had staged a protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Monday.

She rushed to the set of a live broadcast shouting: “Stop the war. No to war”, while holding a placard that said, “Don’t believe the propaganda. They’re lying to you here.”