[[Invasion of Ukraine] A mother of two ordinary children…
Once a fine, additional punishment is expected in other laws]
Maria Ovshanikova held a surprise demonstration at the Russian state-run Channel 1 studio on the 14th/Photo=Twitter video capture’Anti-war. stop the war Dont believe in propaganda. They are lying.’
On the 14th, a woman ran into the Russian state-run Channel 1 studio holding a piece of paper with this phrase on it. Russias highest-rated evening news program was going live. The woman who staged her surprise demonstration was Channel 1 producer Maria Ov Shanikova. The bewildered news anchor read the script aloud, but Obshanikova said, “No war! Stop the war!” The voice that cried out went on the radio as it was.
Obshanikova was arrested shortly after the protests. She lost contact with her lawyers for the next 12 hours, so her concerns about her personal safety quickly spread. French President Emmanuel Macron has set out to rescue Obschanicova. Macron said, “We will start diplomatic efforts to protect the embassy or protect it through asylum.” .
After she had been questioned for over 14 hours, Ov Shanikova appeared in court the next day, the 15th, amid the worlds attention. He wore a black suit and wore a blue and yellow Ukrainian flag-colored necklace. According to The New York Times and others, Ov Shanikova was sentenced to a fine of 30,000 rubles on the day she was accused of organizing unauthorized public conduct. He said he pleaded not guilty in court, saying, “I am still convinced that Russia is committing a crime.”
“It was the toughest day of my life,” Obshanikova told reporters outside the courthouse. “She hadnt slept for almost two days,” she said. She was in a very difficult situation as she was not even allowed to contact a legal representative,” she said.
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Ukrainian father Dun Obshanikova faces up to 15 years in prison
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Obshanikovas surprise protests do not end with a fine of 340,000 won. This fine is a punishment for the ‘video’ recorded by Ovshanikova before the protest. The video was released through the Russian human rights group OVD-Info immediately after the protest.
Ov Shanikova introduced her own father in this video of her as her Ukrainian. “Whats going on in Ukraine is a crime,” he said. “Russia is an aggressor. “There is only one person responsible for this attack, Russian President Vladimir Putin,” he said.
After being sentenced to a fine on the 15th, Obshanikova is interviewing reporters. / Photo = AFP In 2014 we were silent. When opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned, we didnt take to the streets. We just watched this anti-human rights regime silently,” he said. I have been watching the Kremlins lies spread through TV, and I have left the Russians to be turned into zombies.”
Russias state-run TAS news agency, citing law enforcement officials, said that Obshanikovas “fake news law” He said that an investigation into the alleged violation is ongoing. President Putin recently signed legislation making it a crime to knowingly spread what is considered fake news about the Russian military. The bill included a sentence of up to three years in prison for publicly distributing clearly false information about the Russian military. Imprisonment of up to 15 years shall be imposed if it results in ‘serious consequences’.
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“He who worked for the country reached a peak of anger after the invasion of Ukraine”
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Ov Shanikova is a mother of two and she was a woman who led a peaceful life. But she said that after Russia invaded Ukraine, her anger towards her motherland that she had built up in the meantime reached its peak.
Ov Shanikovas friend A, who requested her anonymity, told The Guardian that two days before her surprise demonstration, he had confided about her protest plans. A said, “Obshanikova, who has a Ukrainian father, expressed deep anxiety and anger at Russias actions after the outbreak of the war.” I lost the life I had built up.”
“Its very brave for Ob Shanikova to speak out like that,” she said, “but Im also very worried. He was a very broad-minded person who cared for his friends and people around him.” He confessed, “When I usually look at him, I think, “How can such a candid person work on Channel 1, where they lie?” .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky directly thanked Ov Shanikova for her courageous act. In a video message the night before, President Zelensky said, “Thanks to the Russians fighting against disinformation that never stops telling the truth.” said
On the other hand, the Kremlin denigrated Obshanikovas behavior by comparing it to a football fanatic ‘hooligan’
