Businessman Mizgir Closes Deal with Investigators on Military Meat…
Businessman Dmitry Mizgir has reached a plea deal with investigators in a case involving the supply of substandard canned meat to the Russian military, with multiple suspects now providing incriminating testimony.
Consensus
- Dmitry Mizgir has entered into a pre-trial cooperation agreement with investigators.
- Mizgir has begun giving incriminating testimony in the case.
- Other suspects are also providing incriminating testimony.
- Victor Tarazevich, former head of the food supply department at the Ministry of Defense, continues to claim innocence.
- The substandard canned meat was supplied to the military during 2024–2025.
- The meat came from the 'Selyatino' meat processing plant in Moscow Oblast.
- The meat contained offal and prohibited additives instead of meat.
- The material damage from the case is estimated at around 1 billion rubles.
- Mizgir is currently held in the 'Matroskaya Tishina' pre-trial detention center.
Points of divergence
- The military court has extended the preventive measures for the suspects until the end of September. — vesti
- The suspects include leaders of the company 'Narmyasprom' — Alexey Baranov and Dmitry Vishlobokov. — kommersant
Coverage (2 sources)
- Businessman Mizgir concluded a deal with the prosecution in the case of substandard bolognese — Вести
- Suspect in the case of supplying substandard canned meat to the SMO concluded a deal with the investigation — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
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