00:56, 15 August 2026

Rostov judge Tsmakalova has been placed on an international wanted list.

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The investigation has put the judge of the Soviet District Court of Rostov-on-Don, Natalia Tsmakalova, on the wanted list, who is suspected of receiving bribes.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", the Supreme Qualification Collegium of Judges has allowed criminal cases to be initiated against four judges from Rostov-on-Don, who, according to the investigation, were part of a criminal group led by the former chairwoman of the Soviet District Court, Elena Kobleva. According to the investigation, retired judges Oleg Batalshchikov and Natalia Tsmakalova, retired magistrate Elvira Ponomareva, and current judge Arthur Maslov were part of the organized group led by Elena Kobleva. On August 9, it became known that the VKS will consider the request of the Investigative Committee for consent to arrest Tsmakalova, Batalshchikov, and Ponomareva.

Elena Kobleva received ten years in prison for fraud involving the return of boats and nets in exchange for the cancellation of a magistrate's court decision. The other two defendants in her case - the briber and the intermediary - received ten and six years of imprisonment, respectively.

The judge of the Soviet District Court of Rostov-on-Don, Natalia Tsmakalova, has been put on the wanted list, writes "Kommersant" on August 13.

The announcement of the wanted status became known at a meeting of the Supreme Qualification Collegium of Judges (VKS), where it was revealed that it was not possible to bring charges against the judge as she had gone into hiding. In April, she was placed on a federal wanted list, and in May - on an international wanted list.

Tsmakalova had previously traveled abroad multiple times, including to Turkey and Italy. This time she also left under the pretext of a tourist trip just a few days before the VKS received the request for consent to initiate a criminal case. Meanwhile, she left her underage daughter with her parents in the Rostov region.

The VKS is considering the issue of granting consent for the execution of the decision on the absent arrest of the suspect.

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