The Supreme Court upheld the criminal prosecution of former Rostov judge Batalshchikov.

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Former judge of the Sovetsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don, Oleg Batalshchikov, who is a defendant in the case of former head of the court, Elena Kobleva, has filed a complaint against the decision of the High Qualification Collegium of Judges to permit his criminal prosecution. The Supreme Court rejected the complaint.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," Investigative Committee head Alexander Bastrykin requested approval from the High Qualification Collegium of Judges of the Russian Federation to prosecute five judges of the Sovetsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don, including Elena Kobleva, who was arrested in 2024. On December 8, the High Qualification Collegium of Judges approved the initiation of criminal proceedings against Kobleva, and on December 9, it also approved four more judges, including retired judge Oleg Batalshchikov.

Former judge of the Sovetsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don, Oleg Batalshchikov, was unable to challenge the decision of the High Qualification Collegium of Judges of the Russian Federation to approve the initiation of a criminal case, Pravo.ru reported on March 20.

Batalshchikov filed an administrative claim with the Supreme Court to overturn the HQCJ's decision, declaring that he was not involved in any crimes. The Administrative Cases Panel rejected the claims.

Earlier, the Administrative Cases Panel also rejected a similar decision by the High Qualification Qualifications Panel regarding another defendant in the case, Judge Artur Maslov of the same court.