The capital city court has extended the pre-trial detention of blogger Elena Blinovskaya for another six months. This update comes from the Moscow prosecutor’s office via a Telegram channel. Blinovskaya is now slated to remain under detention until February 2, 2025, and the court also lengthened the period during which her property may be confiscated.
The defense team’s petition to return the criminal case to the prosecutor was denied, the official statement noted. The prosecution accuses Blinovskaya of tax evasion totaling 906 million rubles, laundering a large portion of these funds, and violating payment rules. Blinovskaya’s lawyers challenge the claimed amount and intend to appeal the arbitration court decision that refused to recalculate the unpaid total. According to them, Blinovskaya owes 406 million rubles, a figure they describe as too high.
On August 2, media outlets reported that Blinovskaya requested permission to sell and liquidate parts of her fleet to cover the debt. The blogger is said to own a collection of vehicles including Bentleys, a Lamborghini, a Harley, a motorboat, an SUV, and a jet ski.
Earlier reports indicated that the case involving Blinovskaya’s husband was moved to separate proceedings. The ongoing case status highlights the tense legal proceedings surrounding the blogger and the broader scrutiny of tax and financial compliance in high-profile cases.
Observers note that the detention extension and the asset seizure provisions reflect a wider pattern in which authorities pursue complex financial cases against public figures and online personalities. The outcomes of these legal actions could have implications for future tax enforcement, asset tracing, and the handling of high-profile investigations in the region. Analysts and legal experts say this case may serve as a benchmark for how similar disputes will be managed going forward, with attention to due process, transparency, and the potential for appeals as the proceedings unfold, according to reports from Reuters and other outlets cited in local coverage.