Heroic protestor Marina Ovsyannikova, who yesterday interrupted Russia's most-watched news show live on air to denounce the , has miraculously avoided a jail sentence. Ovsyannikova, 43, was arrested shortly after her brave stunt, but was held for over 12 hours in an undisclosed location and her lawyers said earlier today they had not been allowed to see her.There were fears the television editor would be held indefinitely, but she was eventually granted legal counsel and this afternoon was handed a 30,000 rouble fine for calling for 'organising or holding a public event without filing a notice in the prescribed manner' according to a statement given by the Ostankinsky District Court of Moscow.
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