Putin signs decree pardoning blogger Lercek

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree pardoning blogger Valeria Chekalina (Lerchek), who was sentenced to a suspended sentence in the case of illegal multimillion-dollar transfers abroad. The document is published on the official portal of legal information.

Guided by the principles of humanity, I decide: to pardon Chekalina Valery Valeriyevna, born in 1992, releasing her from the punishment imposed on July 31, 2026 by the Gagarinsky District Court of Moscow, having removed her conviction. This decree enters into force from the date of its signing, the document says.

Earlier, a court in Moscow rejected a blogger’s request to allow her to travel to China for treatment for stage four stomach cancer. Lawyer Konstantin Tretyakov previously reported that his client wrote an appeal for pardon addressed to the President of Russia.

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