It became known why Lerchek again interested investigators

TASS: Lerchek is a witness in the case against her ex-husband

Investigators want to interrogate blogger Valeria Chekalina (Lerchek) as a witness in the case against her ex-husband Artem Chekalin. Law enforcement agencies reported this on Wednesday, October 2.

As a TASS interlocutor explained, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, having interrogated Artem Chekalin in the case of conducting financial transactions using forged documents, decided to call his ex-wife as a witness.

It is expected that Lerchek will soon arrive at the department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the TiNAO, where investigative actions are being carried out.

Earlier, a member of the Union of Lawyers-Bloggers, Evgenia Sabitova, said that the sentence Chekalin faces under this article depends on the amount of financial transactionsIf the crime is particularly large, he may face up to ten years in prison.

Meanwhile, Lerchek cannot refuse to testify in the case of Artem Chekalin, citing Article 51 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, which gives the right not to testify against a spouse. The bloggers filed for divorce and divided property acquired during marriage.