Moscow's Troitsky Court has extended the house arrest for bloggers Valeria and Artem Chekalin.
The former spouses are accused of withdrawing more than 250 million rubles from Russia.
The court decision affected not only the Chekalins, but also their business partner Roman Vishnyak, the RIA Novosti article emphasizes.
All three are suspected of using forged documents to transfer large sums of money abroad.
The investigation claims that Chekalin and Vishnyak were involved in illegal financial transactions.
The ex-spouses are charged under Article 193.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Part 3).
It is worth noting that initially the Federal Tax Service considered the withdrawal of funds as a tax arrear, but during the Chekalins' divorce, the case was reviewed and the charges were reclassified.
Lawyer Konstantin Tretyakov emphasized that even if the debt is repaid, the criminal prosecution will not be terminated.
Thus, the case of the transfer of funds abroad served as the basis for extending the house arrest of Chekalin and Vishnyak.
