Russian journalist who held ‘no war’ sign on live broadcast says she was questioned for 14 hours

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‘I wasn’t allowed to get in touch with my family or friends, I was denied access to a lawyer’

Marina Ovsyannikova had run into the news studio of-run Channel One and held up an anti-war sign behind newsreader Yekaterina Andreyeva while she was on air.

Ms Ovsyannikova, the editor of the channel, said she was questioned for 14 hours and alleged she was not given any legal help. She was also“The interrogation lasted for more than 14 hours, I wasn’t allowed to get in touch with my family or friends, I was denied access to a lawyer,” Ms Ovsyannikova said after her court hearing.starting this invasion. It was really terrible,” she added.

The Russian journalist had pleaded not guilty to the charges of organising an unauthorised public event.Images of Ms Ovsyannikova’s holding up the anti-war sign were quickly shared worldwide.She was also heard repeating the words “no war, stop the war.” Ms Ovsyannikova’s whereabouts were also not known for a while until lawyer Anton Gashinsky shared a photo of him with her in the court.

Before she interrupted the news bulletin on state TV, she had recorded a video in which she said: “I am ashamed that I allowed myself to tell lies from the television screen. Ashamed that I allowed Russians to be turned into zombies. We just silently watched this inhumane regime.”

 

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