A court has nearly halved the sentence for former Deputy Minister of…
A court has nearly halved the sentence for former Deputy Minister of Defense for Innovations Pavel Popov. The Second Western District Military Court reviewed Popov's appeal and reduced his punishment from 19 to 10 years in a strict regime prison, according to Komsomolskaya Pravda.
Consensus
- The 2nd Western Military Circuit Court reviewed an appeal filed by Pavel Popov and reduced his sentence from 19 to 10 years in prison.
- Popov was originally sentenced in April 2024 (corrected to April 2025 per multiple sources) to 19 years for crimes related to the 'Patriot' national park project.
- The court found that the original sentence was excessively severe, leading to a reduction based on each article of the Criminal Code and partial consolidation of penalties.
- Popov denied guilt throughout the proceedings.
- He was accused of fraud, bribery, abuse of power, illegal possession of weapons, and falsification of documents.
- The case involved misuse of budget funds from the 'Patriot' park construction project.
- Popov had served as a deputy minister under Sergei Shoigu for over 10 years.
- After Shoigu's resignation in May 2024, at least 19 officials from the Ministry of Defense became suspects or defendants in criminal cases.
- The defense plans to request medical examination and may appeal further in cassation.
Points of divergence
- Popov was also charged with illegal arms trafficking, which is not mentioned in other sources. — novaya_eu
- The court found that Popov received a flat and a Lexus LX 570 as bribes from the head of 'Bamstroyput', while other sources do not specify these details. — tg_astrapress
- Popov was accused of stealing 26 million rubles, whereas most other sources cite 25.8 million or approximately 25 million. — meduza
- The court ordered confiscation of property worth 45.6 million rubles and a fine of 85 million rubles, while some other sources report only the fine without specifying the amount for confiscated assets. — tg_agentstvonews
- Popov was 69 years old at the time of sentencing, which is confirmed by multiple sources but not explicitly stated in all. — novaya_eu
Coverage (19 sources)
- Former deputy of Shoygu's sentence reduced from 19 to 10 years — Дождь (Telegram)
- Former Shoygu deputy sentenced to nearly half the original term — Новая газета Европа
- Former Deputy Defense Minister Popov Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison — BBC News Русская служба
- Former Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Popov's sentence reduced from 19 to 10 years. This was the harshest verdict in Shoygu's former team — Meduza
- Court almost halved the sentence for former defense minister Pavel Popov — ЭХО / Новости
- Court almost halved the sentence for former deputy head of the Ministry of Defense on innovations Pavel Popov — ASTRA
- Court reviews harshest sentence for Shoygu team member — Агентство. Новости
- ❌⚖️ Military court in Moscow sentenced former Deputy Minister of Defense Pavel Popov to 19 years in a strict regime prison... — Радио Свобода
- Former Deputy to Shoigu in Ministry of Defense Sentenced to Nearly Half His Original Prison Term — The Moscow Times
- Суд почти вдвое сократил срок наказания экс-замминистру обороны Павлу Попову — Медиазона
- Суд смягчил приговор бывшему замминистра обороны Попову с 19 до 10 лет колонии — Фонтанка
- Court Sentences Former Deputy Minister of Defense Pavel Popov to a Lighter Sentence — Вести
- ❗️Бывшего замминистра обороны Павла Попова приговорили к 19 годам колонии и штрафу в 85 миллионов рублей за взяточничест… — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Court reduces former defense minister Popov's sentence from 19 to 10 years — Ведомости
- Former Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Popov's sentence reduced from 19 to 10 years — Настоящее Время
- ⚖️ Экс-замглавы Минобороны РФ Павел Попов приговорен к 19 годам колонии строгого режима по делу о коррупции, передает ко… — ТАСС (Telegram)
- General Popov's sentence reduced from 19 to 10 years: for what was he sentenced to such a term? — Вечерняя Москва
- Former Deputy Minister of Defense Pavel Popov's sentence reduced from 12 to 10 years — Коммерсантъ
- Court reduced former deputy head of Russia's Ministry of Defense Popov's sentence to nine years — Москва 24
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- Pavel Popov
- Denis Sagach
- Western District Military Court
- Ministry of Defense
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- Second Western District Military Court
- RIA Novosti
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