The Prosecutor General's Office will check the assets of the sister of the "golden judge" Khakhaleva for corruption.

The Supreme Court of Russia has sent materials to the Prosecutor General's Office for an anti-corruption audit of judges of the Krasnodar Territory Natalia Khakhaleva, the sister of the "golden judge" Elena Khakhaleva. This was reported on April 6 in the press service of the instance.

"On behalf of [Chairman of the Supreme Court] Igor Krasnov, the Higher Qualification Board of Judges of the Russian Federation sent materials to the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia to conduct anti—corruption inspections against judges of the Arbitration court of the Krasnodar Territory," RIA Novosti's press service reports.

Anastasia Shepel, the daughter of the former chairman of the Krasnodar Regional Court, and Natalia Khakhaleva, the sister of the former deputy chairman, will be tested. It is noted that the identified assets that do not correspond to the declared income became the basis for its implementation.

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They are suspected of taking bribes and imposing unjust sentences.

On May 17, 2022, a criminal case was opened against Elena Khakhaleva under articles on fraud and forgery. The Investigative Committee suspected the judge of embezzling 1 million rubles. On June 10, she was arrested in absentia and put on the international wanted list. She was given a preventive measure in the form of two months of arrest from the moment of her actual detention.

Khakhaleva became known in the media as the "golden judge". In 2017, it became known about her daughter's wedding for $ 2 million, at which the stars of Russian show business performed. However, it later became clear that Khakhaleva could not hold the position of judge, as her diploma turned out to be fake. It was not possible to find any documents confirming the woman's studies at the Abkhazian university. The Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation removed Khakhaleva from the presidium in the fall of 2018, and in the summer of 2019 she was suspended from trials.

In July 2020, the Higher Qualification Board of Judges (HCCC) of Russia prematurely stripped Khakhaleva of her powers. On December 8, 2021, she left Russia, flying to Yerevan. She left the property, estimated at 300 million rubles, but at the same time managed to sell the house for 85 million rubles.

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