“The court granted the petition of the investigation to choose a measure of restraint in the form of detention of Bayazitova,” RIA Novosti reported.

It is specified that Bayazitova was arrested until October on charges of violating paragraph “b” of part 3 of Art.

163 of the Criminal Code of Russia (“Extortion for the purpose of obtaining property”).

Earlier, Marina Ovsyannikova, an ex-employee of Channel One, was charged in a case of fakes against the Russian army.