Politics · Russia · 2 days ago
Prosecutors overturn decision to investigate officer over missing jewelry
Jewelry seized from blogger Valeria Chekalina’s home in Russia has gone missing.
The items, from several luxury brands, were worth a total of 14.4 million rubles.
Interior Ministry spokeswoman Irina Volk said they were not entered as evidence and were stored improperly.
Chekalina’s lawyer said the investigator refused to return the jewelry after the investigation ended.
Authorities initially opened a criminal investigation into an investigator over allegedly exceeding his authority, but prosecutors later overturned that decision.
Chekalina was given a five-year suspended sentence and a fine in July for illegally transferring funds abroad.
Russian prosecutors overturned the decision to open a criminal investigation into investigator Nikita Tulupov over missing jewelry seized from blogger Valeria Chekalina.
Interior Ministry spokeswoman Irina Volk said the jewelry was improperly stored and lost.
The jewelry, worth 14.4 million rubles, was seized during a search of Chekalina’s home.
Chekalina’s lawyer said the investigator refused to return the jewelry after the investigation ended.
- Who
- Russian prosecutors overturned the decision to investigate Nikita Tulupov, an investigator in the case against Valeria Chekalina.
- What
- The decision to open a criminal investigation over missing seized jewelry was overturned.
- When
- The report was published on October 9, 2026. The date of the prosecutors’ decision was not stated.
- Where
- Russia. The jewelry was seized during a search of Chekalina’s home.
- Why
- The jewelry was allegedly improperly stored and lost. The reason prosecutors overturned the decision was not stated.
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was not entered into evidence in the criminal case and was stored improperly, resulting in its loss
Once the investigation was over, we asked for all the jewelry seized during the search to be returned, but the investigator refused, even though the jewelry is not physical evidence and no legal restrictions had been placed on it
Authorities opened a criminal investigation into an investigator over the missing jewelry.
Prosecutors overturned the decision to open the criminal investigation, TASS reported.
- Investigator
- Nikita Tulupov
- Jewelry value
- 14.4 million rubles
- Jewelry brands
- Cartier, Graff, Van Cleef & Arpels, Rolex, and Chopard
- Person whose home was searched
- Valeria Chekalina
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