Lercek may travel to China for treatment after pardon

Recall, the President of Russia Vladimir Putin pardoned blogger Valery Chekalin (Lerchek), convicted of illegal withdrawal with partners abroad more than 250 million rubles. In addition, her conviction was lifted and released from the punishment imposed by the Gagarinsky court of Moscow on July 31, 2026.

Later it became known that after the pardon, the blogger can freely travel abroad for treatment. This was told to our colleagues from TASS by a member of the Human Rights Council (HRC) under the President of the Russian Federation Eva Merkacheva.

“Pardonment means the removal of a criminal record and the various restrictions associated with it. Including the removal of restrictions on travel abroad, the expert said.

Earlier, the Moscow court rejected the petition of blogger Valeria Chekalina (known as Lerchek), who previously received a suspended sentence in the case of illegal withdrawal of multimillion-dollar funds abroad, to grant her permission to travel to China to undergo gastric cancer therapy of the fourth stage.

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