The key facts
- Blinovskaya's and her family's defense asks the Supreme Court to overturn the verdict in full and return the case to the first instance.
- Earlier, on November 5, the verdict had already been appealed to the Supreme Court.
- Blinovskaya is currently serving her sentence in a penal colony in Vladimir Region.
Motion to overturn the verdict
Lawyers for Elena Blinovskaya and representatives of her family have filed a motion with Russia's Supreme Court seeking to fully overturn the blogger's guilty verdict and send the case materials back to the first-instance court for a new hearing. This was reported by TASS, citing a participant in the proceedings. 'All the lawyers and attorneys of the blogger and of Elena Blinovskaya's family members are asking the Supreme Court to overturn the verdict against her in its entirety and to send the case materials back to the first instance for a new hearing,' the agency quoted its source as saying.
Who is appealing the case and when
It is not only Blinovskaya's own defense team seeking a retrial, but also the lawyers of her husband and parents — all of them insist that the case materials be returned to the first instance for a fresh examination of the circumstances. According to Life.ru, on November 5 the lawyers of Elena Blinovskaya, her husband and her parents had already appealed the verdict to Russia's Supreme Court; the new motion concerns overturning the verdict in its entirety.
What was ruled earlier
In March 2025, the Savyolovsky District Court of Moscow sentenced Blinovskaya to five years in a general-regime penal colony, a fine of one million rubles, and a four-year ban on commercial activity. In October of the same year, the Moscow City Court reduced the term to four years and six months. The court found her guilty of legalizing criminal proceeds and the unlawful circulation of payment instruments; no penalty was imposed on the tax charge due to the expiration of the statute of limitations. In addition, the court ordered the confiscation of the seized property, including a Lamborghini, and granted the prosecutor's request to recover 587 million rubles. Currently, according to Life.ru, the blogger is serving her sentence in a penal colony in Vladimir Region.
