A Moscow court did not consider the petition of blogger Valeria Chekalina (Larchek) to travel to China for treatment of stage 4 stomach cancer, TASS reports, citing the case materials.
As it appears from the documents, issues that arise during the execution of the sentence are decided by the court at the place of execution. If there is no court at the same level, they are transferred to a higher authority. Therefore, Chekalina's petition "is not subject to consideration by the Moscow District Court", the materials state.