Sochi blogger requests police to return money seized from him during search

Almost six months after his release from a penal colony, Alexander Valov, a blogger from Sochi, still has not succeeded in seeking the return of the money seized from him during a search. Meanwhile, according to Alexander Valov, he intended to use the mentioned money to pay off a fine and compensate for moral damage to MP Yuri Napso.

The “Caucasian Knot” has reported that the Angarsky City Court granted a request of the penal colony administration to establish supervision over Alexander Valov, a former editor-in-chief of the “BlogSochi” website, after his release, which was scheduled for March 31. The judge obliged Alexander Valov not to leave Sochi for two years and to visit a police department twice a month, reported an advocate. In April, Alexander Valov complained that in contradiction to the court’s decision, the police did not return his mobile phone and computer seized from him during a search.

On September 12, the Sochi blogger appealed to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) with a request to find out the whereabouts of 10,000 US dollars and 10,000 euros seized from him during the search conducted in January 2018.

“I never received any answer, not even a formal letter. Therefore, I have to appeal to the Investigating Committee again,” claimed Alexander Valov.

The blogger recalled that, in accordance with the court’s decision, the money was to be returned to him.