Crypto blogger Bitmama appealed the extension of arrest in the second case

MOSCOW, October 7 - RIA Novosti. The defense of crypto blogger Valeria Fedyakina, known as Bitmama, appealed the extension of her arrest in the case of illegal banking activities and organizing a criminal community, her lawyer Artem Ryabtsov told RIA Novosti.

A year ago, the court sentenced Bitmama to seven years in prison for creating a financial pyramid and stealing money from investors, and also collected 2.2 billion rubles from her. The blogger did not admit guilt, insisting that she herself became a victim of scammers.

After this, a second criminal case was opened against her - on illegal banking activities, within the framework of which the court extended her arrest on October 1.

“We have appealed the court’s decision to extend the preventive measure in the form of detention in relation to Fedyakina until November 27,” the agency’s interlocutor said.

Investor Gagik Gulakyan is involved in the case with her. The court extended his arrest until January 7. Initially, he was a victim in Bitmama’s first case, which was initiated after his statement to law enforcement agencies. Last week, the investigation charged both of them with an article on organizing a criminal community (Part 1 of Article 210 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).