Former Russian state TV editor Marina Ovsyannikova, famous for holding on-air protests against the war in Ukraine, has been put on Moscow’s wanted list after her ex-husband revealed that he was under house arrest along with the couple’s young daughter. had survived.
Ovsyannikova, 44, was given two months of pre-trial house arrest in August, and faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of spreading fake news about Russia’s armed forces.
the matter is related protest in july When she stood on a river embankment in front of the Kremlin and held a poster calling President Vladimir Putin a “murderer” and his soldiers “fascists”.
During a court hearing in August, Ovsyannikova hoisted a sign in full view of news cameras that read: “Can you dream of killing children at night.”
He was ordered to be placed under house arrest till 9 October.
However, state-run news outlet Russia Today reported on Saturday that she had eloped with her daughter, and her whereabouts were unknown.
“Last night, my ex-wife left the place where the court had appointed her to be placed under house arrest and, along with my 11-year-old daughter, fled in an unknown direction,” she quoted her ex-husband, Igor Ovsyannikov Told, .
Ovsyannikova had earlier claimed in a social media post that she was hoping to travel abroad with her daughter, but her ex-husband would not sign the required documents, allowing her to leave amid the ongoing custody battle .
The couple’s 17-year-old son reportedly said that he wanted to be with his father.
On Monday, the name of Ovsyannikova could be seen in the online catalog of the Ministry of the Interior with a photo of fugitives from justice.
Where she went and how she left is not clear.
Ovsyannikova’s lawyer, Dmitry Zhavatov, told the independent publication Novaya Gazeta Europe That he had no knowledge of the alleged escape of his client.
Russia passed new laws against defaming or distributing “deliberately false information” about the armed forces on March 4, eight days after invading Ukraine.
Ukraine-born Ovsyannikova rose to international fame in March hanging out in front of studio cameras During an evening news broadcast on Flagship Channel One with a placard that read “Stop the War” and “They’re Lying to You.”
He has already been fined for the last two protests against the war.
post with wires