Putin pardoned Larchek: the blogger was released from punishment in the case of withdrawing more than 251.5 million rubles.
On November 14, President Vladimir Putin signed an amnesty order for Valeria Chekalina (Larchek), freeing her from the sentence imposed on July 31, 2026 by the Gagarinsky District Court in Moscow. The order cancels a criminal record and enters into force from the date of signing. On November 5, the court in the city of Moscow confirmed the verdict.
Financial side.
The court sentenced Chaklina to a 5-year suspended sentence with a 3-year probationary period and a fine of 763.5 million rubles. The state prosecution asked for 6 years of probation and a fine of 1.2 billion rubles. According to the researchers, in September 2021 - February 2022. Cheklina with her ex-husband Artyom Cheklin and her partner Roman Vishnyak withdrew more than 251.5 million rubles from the sale of fitness marathons to the United Arab Emirates using forged documents and without informing the tax authorities. Artyom Cheklin received 7 years in prison and a fine of about 194.5 million rubles, and was taken into custody in the courtroom.
The decree exempts Chaklina from punishment according to the sentence, which includes the fine. However, at the time of publication there was no official explanation regarding the actual removal of the financial obligation - lawyers before the decree differed in their assessments. The Hagana previously stated that the payment of the fine will take about a thousand years.
connection.
Cheklina submitted her clemency petition on November 12 through the President's Online Reception and to the Federal Correctional Service. The cause is stage IV stomach cancer: after the disease progressed, doctors recommended CAR-T cell therapy in China. The court had previously refused to grant an exit; The defense asked the Federal Correctional Service to return the international passport. During her amnesty, the blogger underwent repeated chemotherapy in Moscow.