"This article assumes (punishment) from a monetary fine (the amount is not specified there) to four years in prison," she said in an interview with Ruptly.
Jansone will defend journalists Alla Berezovskaya and Andrei Solopenko, who collaborated with the Baltnews website.
In total, criminal cases were opened against six people.
On December 3, in Latvia, criminal cases were opened against employees of Baltnews and Sputnik Latvia, they were charged with violating the EU sanctions regime.
The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned the actions of the Latvian authorities and regarded them as a violation of the foundations of a democratic society and freedom of the media.
The Russian embassy said that on December 3, the Latvian special services used a full range of repressive measures against Russian-speaking journalists: arrests, interrogations, searches and criminal charges.