Lawyer Says Client ‘Wants to Stay In Russia’ as She Faces Charges for Protesting Invasion on Air

The general counsel for Russian state media employee, Marina Ovsyannikova, says she is “not scared” as she faces charges for protesting 🇷🇺Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on live television.

During an appearance on Fox News, Ovsyannikova’s general counsel, Anastasia Burakova, told the network she “spent more than 14 hours in police office, and so she was interrogated by different people. We still don’t know who the people are, and we don’t know their names or their position.”

When asked what the reaction was to Ovsyannikova’s protest, Burakova replied, “I saw a lot of support on social networks but, for sure, now Russians are afraid to speak in public because of new legislation about this anti-war campaign.”

She continued, “I think most people support her but can’t say it.”

Additionally, Burakova was asked if her client is scared something could happen to her beyond a jail sentence.

“Marina is not scared. She wants to stay in 🇷🇺Russia. She said that she love 🇷🇺Russia and want to live there… She is really patriot,” Burakova said.

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Ovsyannikova was fined 30,000 roubles, roughly $280, for her demonstration, as IJR reported