Troubles during a major war in the Russian military high command continues apace.
[Regnum] The 235th Garrison Military Court has extended the arrest for another two months for the former deputy commander of the 144th Motorized Rifle Division for logistics, Colonel Dmitry Peshkov, who is accused of embezzlement during the supply of food rations for the needs of the SVO.
“Extend the period of preventive measures for the accused Peshkov for two months, that is, until October 7, 2024,” the judge announced the ruling.
The court hearing was held behind closed doors at the request of the military investigator, since the criminal case contains information about a special military operation, including an attack on rations for the needs of the SVO.
On the same day, it became known that the colonel was charged with embezzlement as part of the investigation into the criminal case of embezzlement. The criminal case was opened in 2022, a little less than six months after the start of the special military operation.
In addition, on August 1, the Meshchansky Court of Moscow arrested Vladimir Pavlov, CEO of JSC Voentorg, in a case of embezzlement of money during the execution of government contracts. Pavlov did not admit guilt. The property of the defendants in the case was seized. According to the investigation, in 2019–2022, the defendants and employees of JSC Voentorg, together with accomplices, entered into a criminal conspiracy to embezzle funds from the Ministry of Defense. The price of the contracts was inflated by 400 million rubles, the Ministry of Internal Affairs noted.
Previously, criminal cases were opened against former Deputy Defense Minister Dmitry Bulgakov, who is suspected of corruption, and the head of the Defense Ministry's personnel department, Yuri Kuznetsov, who is accused of bribery, former Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov, and the head of the Main Communications Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Vadim Shamarin. Former commander of the 58th Army Ivan Popov is a defendant in a fraud case.