JusNews journalist Maria Ponomarenko, convicted of “fakes” about the Russian army and an attack on colony staff, announced a hunger strike. This was reported by her support group. Ponomarenko announced a hunger strike on April 13. She explained such a decision “by an inhuman attitude towards her.” According to the journalist, in her penalty area “there is no partition, privacy is not provided when using the toilet”. The journalist refused to eat food, “in order to celebrate physiological needs.” She also said that the colony administration would block her letters. According to her, all letters, with the exception of those in which she asks to invite a lawyer, is confiscated. In the colony, this is explained by the fact that in letters there is supposedly “false information” and “discrediting the institution”. In addition, Ponomarenko ceased to issue consent forms for the transfer of personal data that she should sign so that the leadership of the pre -trial detention center could respond to other people’s requests about the journalist. “Previously, the administration issued consent forms for the transfer of personal data that Maria filled. At the moment, the forms do not give out, and the volume of requests is huge and Maria simply physically cannot write so much consent. She turned to the administration with a request to make a copy of the forms at her expense and provide her. However, she received the answer that the administration of “Services for the typing of the text is not included in their duties,” the report said. In February 2023, Ponomarenko was sentenced to six years in a colony on charges of spreading “fakes” about the Russian army due to the post on the Drama Termae in Mariupol. Already in the colony on Ponomarenko, a new criminal case was brought up, accusing the attack on two FSIN employees who tried to take her to the disciplinary commission by force. The journalist denied the prosecution. In the second case, she was sentenced to one year and 10 months of the colony. During the consideration of the second case, Ponomarenko announced a hunger strike several times, protesting against the conditions of her maintenance in the colony; The RusNews publication wrote that it is in very poor condition and “on the verge of suicide.” During one of the court sessions, Ponomarenko told the lawyer that she was forced to open the veins “due to constant bullying by the administration” and showed him a seam imposed on a vein on the elbow of the bend. In Russia, they continue to plant people telling the truth about the war with Ukraine. The journalist of Maria Ponomarenko was given six years in a colony for a post on the blow to the drama theater in Mariupol here her history of Russia continues to plant people telling the truth about the war with Ukraine. Journalist Maria Ponomarenko was given six years in a colony for a post about a blow to the drama theater in Mariupol here is her story (Tagstotranslate) News
