Politics · Russia · 2 days ago
Moscow court rejects house arrest for investigator in missing-jewelry case
A court in Moscow has rejected a request to place investigator Nikita Tulupov under house arrest.
He is accused of abusing his authority in a case involving jewelry seized from blogger Valeria Chekalina, known as Lerchek.
The missing items were a Rolex watch and a Bulgari bracelet, reported to be worth 14.4 million rubles in total.
They disappeared from a work safe used by the investigator.
The Russian Interior Ministry said the items had not been designated as evidence and were stored improperly.
Tulupov denies the accusation.
The case over the missing jewelry was opened on October 9.
Chekalina was given a suspended prison sentence and a fine in a separate case over illegal currency transactions, and her lawyers have appealed.
A Moscow court rejected investigators’ request to place investigator Nikita Tulupov under house arrest.
Tulupov is accused of exceeding his official powers in a case involving jewelry that disappeared after being seized from blogger Valeria Chekalina.
The missing items were a Rolex watch and a Bulgari bracelet, together valued at 14.4 million rubles, according to Izvestia.
Tulupov denies guilt.
The Interior Ministry said the valuables were not treated as evidence and were stored improperly.
- Who
- Investigator Nikita Tulupov, accused of exceeding his official powers.
- What
- A Moscow court rejected investigators’ request to place him under house arrest.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- Basmanny Court in Moscow.
- Why
- The request was made in connection with the disappearance of jewelry seized from blogger Valeria Chekalina.
Investigators
Nikita Tulupov
Pretrial measure
Investigators
Investigators sought house arrest for Tulupov.
Nikita Tulupov
Tulupov denies guilt.
No direct quotes in the coverage so far.
A Moscow court sentenced blogger Valeria Chekalina to five years’ suspended imprisonment and fined her 765 million rubles in a case involving illegal currency transactions.
Chekalina’s defense appealed, seeking to overturn the sentence and obtain her acquittal.
The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case after the jewelry went missing.
- Investigator
- Nikita Tulupov
- Court
- Basmanny Court, Moscow
- Missing items
- Rolex watch and Bulgari bracelet
- Total value
- 14.4 million rubles
- Blogger
- Valeria Chekalina (Lerchek)
- Sentencing date
- July 31
Sources
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