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The Ostankinsky Court of Moscow received a protocol against the ex-editor of Channel One, Marina Ovsyannikova, who ran out on the air of the Vremya program with an anti-war poster. The case was brought under the article of the administrative code

Photo: Mikhail Japaridze / TASS

The former editor of Channel One, Marina Ovsyannikova, who went on the air of Channel One with an anti-war poster, has been charged with an administrative case, and she faces a fine of 50,000 rubles. under the article on discrediting the armed forces. This was reported to RBC in the Ostankino district court.

“The case of an administrative offense was registered under Part 1 of Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation,” court spokeswoman Kristina Yavkina told RBC.

Part one of this article assumes responsibility for public actions aimed at discrediting the actions of the Russian military, including public calls to prevent the use of the armed forces in “the purposes of protecting the interests of the Russian Federation and its citizens, maintaining international peace and security.”

Ovsyannikova said she would not leave after the action with a poster on the “First”

Marina Ovsyannikova

Ovsyannikova ran into the studio of Channel One, where the Vremya program was broadcast live, on the evening of March 14. The girl unfolded an anti-war poster behind the back of the presenter Ekaterina Andreeva and began to shout slogans while the presenter read the lead with the plot. A few seconds later, the broadcast from the studio was interrupted, broadcasting a prepared story about the sanctions.

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