PARIS (Reuters) – The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation following the discomfort of Russian journalist Marina Ovsiannikova, known for having expressed her opposition to the war in Ukraine live on Russian television, a spokesperson said on Thursday. word.
“We have opened an investigation,” the Paris court spokesperson confirmed to Reuters.
The 45-year-old journalist felt unwell outside her Paris apartment.
Christophe Deloire, director general of Reporters Without Borders, said he spoke with Marina Ovsiannikova.
“We were afraid for Marina Ovsiannikova, and the hypothesis of poisoning was raised and has not been ruled out, but contrary to press information Marina did not declare having been poisoned. We can certify this since we We were with her all day,” wrote Christophe Deloire on X, formerly Twitter.
Marina Ovsiannikova fled Russia after holding up a sign against the war in Ukraine in the middle of a television news, less than three weeks after the start of the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces on February 24, 2022.
(Paris Office; French version Zhifan Liu)
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