Vladimir Putin pardoned the blogger Larchek - Valeria Chekalina was released from the sentence imposed by the court and her criminal record was erased. The corresponding presidential decree went into effect on November 14.
Previously, the blogger was sentenced to five years of probation in the case of withdrawing more than 250 million rubles to the United Arab Emirates. The court later left the sentence unchanged. Larchek was diagnosed with stage four stomach cancer, and her defense requested permission to travel to China for treatment.