Pavel Ivanov

criminal

Pavel Ivanov was a former sales director at the publishing house Popcorn Books and was involved in a criminal case related to extremism. He pleaded guilty, reached an agreement with the prosecution, and gave testimony against other employees from Popcorn Books and Individuum. In June 2026, he was sentenced to four years of probation for extremism-related charges. The case was handled by the Zamoskvoretsky Court in Moscow.

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