Artem Chekalin, former husband of blogger Valeria Chekalyina…
Artem Chekalin, former husband of blogger Valeria Chekalyina (Lerchek), sentenced to seven years in prison for illegally transferring over 250 million rubles abroad, has requested to visit a church within the pre-trial detention center 'Butyrka' in Moscow. He is reportedly living in a four-person cell with two fellow inmates, maintaining good health and normal conditions.
Consensus
- Artem Chekalin is a former husband of blogger Valeria Chekalyina, also known as Lerchek.
- Chekalin was sentenced by the Gagarinsky District Court of Moscow for illegal currency operations.
- He was sentenced to seven years in prison and fined over 194 million rubles.
- Chekalin is currently held in pre-trial detention center 'Butyrka'.
- He is living in a four-person cell with two other inmates.
- Chekalin has requested to visit a church located within the detention center.
- The request was communicated through the Moscow Public Observational Commission.
- Chekalin is reported to be in good health and has not filed complaints about living conditions.
- The conditions of his detention are said to meet legal standards, including access to a refrigerator and television.
Points of divergence
- Chekalin was convicted in a case involving the transfer of funds to the UAE using forged documents. — riamo
- Chekalin's former wife, Valeria Chekalyina, was previously sentenced to five years' probation with a fine of 763.5 million rubles. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Ex-husband of Lerchek intends to visit temple in prison — РИАМО
- Artem Chekalin, sentenced, wants to visit a church in pre-trial detention center — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- Chekalin
- Moscow
- Pre-trial detention center
- Ilya Vysotsky
- UAE
- REN TV
- ONK
- Public Observational Commission
- Butyorka Prison
- Экс-супруг Лерчек
- СИЗО-2 "Бутырка
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