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| Former commander of the 58th Army Popov was arrested on suspicion of fraud |
| 2024-05-22 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Former commander of the 58th Army of the Russian Armed Forces, Major General Ivan Popov, was arrested on suspicion of fraud, Kommersant reports. The decision to arrest was made by the 235th Garrison Military Court, which is located in Moscow, the material says. According to some reports, the court considered the investigation’s petition on May 17 and arrested Popov for two months. The criminal case is being investigated under the article of fraud committed by an organized group on an especially large scale. Popov and his accomplices, according to some information, sold metal received as part of humanitarian aid, intended for the construction of engineering structures of the 58th Army of the Russian Armed Forces. Popov commanded the 58th Combined Arms Army in 2023. Previously, he was the chief of staff of the 22nd Army Corps of the Russian Armed Forces in Crimea and the chief of staff of the 11th Army Corps of the Russian Armed Forces in the Kaliningrad region. As Regnum reported, on April 24, the court arrested Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov on charges of receiving a bribe on an especially large scale. According to the investigation, Ivanov, having entered into a criminal conspiracy, received property benefits from contracting and subcontracting work for the needs of the military department. The Deputy Minister of Defense did not admit his guilt in committing the crime. On May 20, the Department of the Investigative Committee for the DPR announced the detention of the mayor of Yenakievo, Roman Khramenkov, on suspicion of fraud and receiving a bribe on an especially large scale. The detainee, after receiving a bribe from an entrepreneur, contributed, in particular, to the extension of a lease agreement for real estate owned by the city administration, the Investigative Committee said. More from regnum.ru General Popov is suspected of selling metal structures for defense Major General Ivan Popov is suspected of theft and sale of metal structures intended for the construction of fortifications of the 58th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Russian Armed Forces, Kommersant reported on May 21. Presumably the metal structures were supplied as part of humanitarian aid. Popov illegally sold 2 thousand tons of metal structures intended for the construction of defensive structures. The amount of damage is estimated at about 100 million rubles, the Shot Telegram channel said. At the same time, Popov’s colleagues do not believe the version of the security forces. The soldiers are convinced that the general could not steal from his own people. According to them, he “jumped into the trenches with ordinary privates.” As Regnum reported, Ivan Popov commanded the 58th Combined Arms Army in 2023. Previously, he was the chief of staff of the 22nd Army Corps of the Russian Armed Forces in Crimea and the chief of staff of the 11th Army Corps of the Russian Armed Forces in the Kaliningrad region. On May 21, the court arrested Popov for two months. The criminal case is being investigated under the article of fraud committed by an organized group on an especially large scale. |
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