Marina Ovsyannikova escaped to Frace from Russia final 12 months. (File Photograph)
Former Russian state TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, who made headlines final 12 months with a placard that learn “cease the conflict” throughout a information broadcast, could have been poisoned in France. Ms Ovsyannikova was hospitalised on Thursday after immediately falling sick, in response to CBS Information. She later informed the police that she felt unwell after opening the door to her Paris condo and noticing a powder substance. Forensic police have been despatched to look at her dwelling. An investigation has been launched by the police after a criticism was filed by Ms Ovsyannikova, the outlet additional mentioned.
Christophe Deloire, director normal of Reporters with out Borders, mentioned he had met Ms Ovsyannikova after her malaise outdoors her Paris condo.
Mr Deloire, writing on X, previously Twitter, mentioned the likelihood Ms Ovsyannikova had been poisoned had not been dominated out, although she was feeling higher for the reason that incident.
Reporters with out Borders was instrumental in getting the 45-year-old journalist and her 12-year-old daughter out of Russia after the incident final 12 months.
Ms Ovsyannikova was initially fined 30,000 roubles ($270) and positioned below home arrest for staging a protest, however she later escaped to France along with her daughter.
Final week, a Russian court docket sentenced Ms Ovsyannikova to eight and half years in jail in absentia. She was discovered responsible of “spreading knowingly false details about the Russian Armed Forces”, in response to a press release posted by the court docket on Telegram.
Ms Ovsyannikova had staged her authentic protest lower than three weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, in what it referred to as a “particular army operation”.
