Popov was accused of illegally selling two thousand tons of metal structures worth about 100 million rubles, intended for the construction of a defense line in a combat zone.
The former commander of the 58th Army of the Russian Armed Forces, Ivan Popov, was arrested. Popov was accused of illegally selling two thousand tons of metal structures worth about 100 million rubles, intended for the construction of a defense line in a combat zone. Russian TG channel Mash reported this, citing law enforcement agencies.
The Gray Zone Telegram channel, close to PMC Wagner, links the case to the conflict that took place in July 2023: then Popov made a report to Army General Valery Gerasimov, in which he spoke about problems in the army, Popov was then removed from his post within 24 hours.
“He was sent to Syria if my memory serves me correctly, he stayed in Syria for about six months, then he was called to Moscow, where he became a witness in a criminal case at the airport to me that the status of the respected general will soon be changed According to public information, which was also confirmed from my sources, Major General Ivan Popov received the status of an accused and was even charged with Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of The Russian Federation, that is, is wasting about 100 million rubles for its defense position in the Zaporozhye region Even for the “smallest” it is clear that this is a complete mess, “wrote the author of Gray Zone channel.
General Ivan Popov’s lawyer Sergei Buinovsky commented to Mash about the arrest of the former commander of the 58th Air Defense Army: “He is not guilty of anything, no charges have been brought against him.”
Let’s recall that the media recently reported the detention of the head of the main personnel department of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Yuri Kuznetsov.
Source: korrespondent
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