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LONDON — Former Russian TV journalist Marina Ovsyanikova was placed under two months of house arrest on Thursday in a criminal case in which she was charged with spreading fake news about the Russian military, Interfax news agency said, citing a Moscow court. Quoted.
Ovsyannikova has already been fined twice in another case where she protested against the war in Ukraine. These include her interrupting a live national news bulletin in March when she yelled, "Stop the war!" She held up a placard telling viewers not to believe the country's propaganda.
In the latest case, she faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of disseminating information about the Russian military that differs from government accounts. there is
That was her protest in July when she stood on the river embankment opposite the Kremlin and held up a poster calling President Vladimir Putin a fascist of murderers and his soldiers. Related to
She read the "How many more children must die before you stop?" poster.
Russia announced on March 4, eight days after it invaded Ukraine in what Russia called a "special military operation," a new law banning the discrediting of the military. passed.
Interfax said Moscow's Basmani District Court had placed her under house arrest until her October 9th. Court officials could not be reached for comment. (Reporting by Mark Trevelyan, Editing by Kevin Liffey)
