TASS reported that the court did not consider the request of Lercek to leave for China

The court in Moscow did not consider the petition of blogger Valeria Chekalina (Lerchek) to go to China for the treatment of stomach cancer of the fourth stage, reports TASS with reference to the materials of the case.

As follows from the documents, issues arising during the execution of the sentence are decided by the court at the place of its execution. If there is no court of the same level, they are transferred to a higher authority. Therefore, Chekalina’s petition “is not subject to consideration <...> by the district court of the city of Moscow,” the materials say.

One of the participants in the trial confirmed to the agency that the blogger asked for permission to leave Russia for treatment in a clinic in Beijing.

On November 12, the blogger appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request for pardon, her lawyer Konstantin Tretyakov said.

The week before, the Moscow City Court approved her sentence - five years probation and a fine of 763 million rubles. The defense announced its intention to appeal the decision.

In late October, Chekalina said that she again began to grow metastases, including in the lungs. Doctors recommended considering treatment in China with a vaccine (CAR-T-therapy). She needs court permission to travel abroad.

The proceedings in the case of Chekalina were suspended in March after the detection of cancer. The case is connected with the charge of illegal withdrawal abroad of 251.6 million rubles. with the use of documents with false information about the appointment of payments. Chekalina pleaded not guilty.