According to the correspondent of socialbites.ca, journalist and administrator of the Telegram channel “Grandmothers from Hell” Alexandra Bayazitova was taken to the Basmanny Court in Moscow to announce the verdict in the extortion case.
On November 27, the Moscow Basmanny Court will make a decision on the materials of the case of money extorted from the banker and top manager of Promsvyazbank Alexander Ushakov. Hearings regarding the victim’s petition passed in off mode. Discussions began between the parties on Wednesday, November 15. In his speech, a representative of the state prosecutor’s office stated that he thought the defendants’ crime of extortion was fully proven and demanded that Bayazitova be sentenced to 14 years in prison in the general regime colony and that the media technologist Olga Arkharova, who was involved in this case, should also be punished. Up to 13 years.
Inna Churilova, who also manages Telegram channels, is also involved in this case. Churilova received four years of probation under Art. 163 of the Criminal Code (“extortion”), he admitted his guilt and repented.
Arkharova’s lawyer Elena Fedulova had previously said that Bayazitova’s Telegram channel “Hell Grandmothers” published a post about Ushakov’s professional activities and criminal record. In the spring of 2022, Ushakov personally wrote to the channel’s chatbot with a request to publish a positive article about her, but Churilova refused. Later, Ushakov’s assistant tried to negotiate with him but was still rejected. According to the lawyer, in June last year, the top manager’s assistant asked Churilov to put a “block” on the mention of Ushakov in “Grandmothers of Hell”. Later, Churilova and Bayazitova transferred 420 thousand rubles for the first month of this service. Then Arkharova offered to extend the services at a discount – for 1.2 million rubles for three months.
It was previously reported that Ushakov. asked The court will choose a sentence for the defendant that does not include prison time.