The wife of the former vice-governor of Kuban, Nesterенко, asked Putin to protect her husband's rights.

An official appeal to Vladimir Putin, the Supreme Court, and the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia was published by the wife of the former vice-governor of Krasnodar Krai, Alexander Nesterенко, who is accused of exceeding his official powers. She called the case fabricated and stated there were violations in her husband's case.