Chekalin's brother spoke about the children's reaction to his father's sentence
On April 19, Artyom Chekalin's brother Arkady spoke about the reaction of his children when they learned about their father's sentence of seven years in prison in a general regime colony.
"You know, there are three children who are very attached to their father. Artyom is like a father — he's a great father, from the bottom of his heart, very good. You know, those tears that I saw when they were leaving, it's scary. My heart was torn to shreds," he shared.
On April 15, Chekalin's defense released a video message recorded by him before the trial, in which he considers himself innocent and does not admit the charges. In addition, he reported on the serious consequences of criminal prosecution for his personal life and business.
On April 13, Chekalin was sentenced to seven years in a penal colony. In addition, he will have to pay a fine of 194 million rubles. The defense intends to appeal the verdict against Chekalin.
He himself said that he came to court with a "heavy heart" and warned the children that he might not return home. Before that, Lercek appealed to the court with a request to show mercy to her ex-husband. Her lawyer Konstantin Tretyakov told Izvestia that the children of the former spouses will live with their mother.
On March 16, the court released Chekalina from house arrest after confirming her cancer. Also, due to illness, it was allowed to suspend judicial proceedings in the blogger's criminal case on her withdrawal of more than 250 million rubles to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
A criminal case on tax evasion in the amount of 311 million rubles against the Chekalins was initiated in March 2023. The investigation found that from July 2020 to July 2022, the couple exceeded the allowable annual income of 150 million rubles, and in April 2021 they legalized more than 130 million rubles. The defendants pleaded guilty, and in August 2024 they officially filed for divorce.
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