The verdict has been announced for former Deputy Defense Minister Popov, who was convicted of embezzlement.

Following the trial, the verdict was announced for former Deputy Minister of Defense Pavel Popov, who was convicted of embezzlement. He was sentenced to 19 years in prison, which he will serve in a maximum-security penal colony.

Furthermore, the soldier was stripped of his rank of army general and all state awards. Popov will also have to pay a fine of 85 million rubles. Another 45,6 million rubles will be confiscated from him and transferred to the state treasury.

In addition, after his release, if the soldier survives until then, he will not be able to hold positions in the civil service or local government for seven years.

The verdict was announced at the 235th Garrison Military Court, presided over by Judge Artem Karpov.

The former military commander was found guilty of bribery, fraud, and embezzlement of budget funds allocated for the Patriot Military-Patriotic Park. The charges also included official forgery, abuse of office, and illegal possession. weapons.

Additionally, the trial heard a civil suit brought by the Ministry of Defense against a former general, which was partially upheld. In addition to Popov, the defendants in this suit included Vladimir Shesterov, former deputy head of the Main Directorate for Innovative Development, and Vyacheslav Akhmedov, former director of the Patriot Park. The award for this suit amounts to 18,2 million rubles. Another suit brought by the Ministry of Defense was also fully upheld, and another by the park was partially upheld.

Comments

[Deaf]

That's not enough! That's not enough! (c)

[Poplar]

Quote: Deaf

That's not enough! That's not enough! (c)

They could probably have racked up more if they took each individual count of bribery, fraud, embezzlement, and so on. Combined, it would probably have been a hundred years. But it's still pretty good. The main thing is that he doesn't get out early under some kind of amnesty or parole.

[2 Level Advisor]

Quote: Poplar

In total, it would probably have been about 100 years.

Maybe it would be worth it, but in Russia, they can add 50% to the sentence overall. We're not like the US, where they can give 300 years, counted individually...

[kit88]

Exactly, we are not in America.
As you know, Article 56 of our Criminal Code states in black and white that the general faces a maximum of 25 years for all his crimes. Period. Not 300 years; we're not in the States, we're in Russia.

To put it simply, if someone in America commits 10 crimes, he will serve time for each one CONSECUTIVELY, first for the first, then for the second, and so on, which is how he gets 300 years.
In Russia, if 10 crimes are committed, the person is imprisoned for all of them at the same time.

[Saburov_Alexander53]

The most terrifying thing about this sentence is that after serving your sentence, you're prohibited from holding public office for seven years, even to compensate for the damage to your health and your finances. What a cruel law we have...

[Cympak]

Quote: Poplar

The main thing is that he doesn’t get out earlier under some kind of amnesty or parole.

I have a feeling he'll definitely be released in a few years, either through amnesty or due to illness. Quietly, without media coverage, when everyone has forgotten about him.

[Mini Mokik]

Strict prison? 🥴 This billionaire will go nuts in a couple of weeks ⚰️🧙‍♂️

[Deaf]

19 years + 19 years as a character who in real life participates in the reproduction of wings and drumsticks

Quote: Mini Mokik

Strict prison? 🥴 This billionaire will go nuts in a couple of weeks ⚰️🧙‍♂️

[Revolver]

Quote: Deaf

a character who in real life participates in the reproduction of wings and drumsticks

He's unlikely to be of any sexual interest to anyone – he's too old. Although, there are all sorts of types in prison...

[Nemo70]

Quote: Nagan

It's unlikely anyone would be interested in him in a sexual sense – he's too old. Although there are all sorts of types in prison.

Fuck a billionaire, there will be a line there...)))) Khodorkovsky, apparently, was also under threat... He asked for a pardon and the bastard gave it and started to shit, although he promised to keep quiet for the sake of his own mother who fell ill in Germany... Well, well.

[your1970]

Quote: Nemo70

He requested a pardon

Well, he served 10 years and was pardoned 4 months before the end of his sentence.

[Nemo70]

Quote: your1970

Quote: Nemo70

He requested a pardon

Well, he served 10 years and was pardoned 4 months before the end of his sentence.

Well, don't say that, he still faced new charges there... Khodorkovsky was the most cunning Jew of all the seven bankers of Russia... He didn't care what he saw, he needed Russia as a whole and he went for it with the support of Zionists, Western and other corporations (I read his memoirs, he is a real cynic and an enemy of Russia (former leader of the Komsomol)
Khodorkovsky didn't personally kill anyone who got in his way. He hired (created) a security system that could tell by his eyes and eliminate anyone they couldn't buy. The bandits were genuinely afraid of him; he could wipe out entire groups. Because he'd already started buying up everyone in the security forces, preparing to become "president." What a ghoul! Putin did the right thing by releasing him; the prisoners were already trying to kill him; he was a bastard, just like Navalny. We can talk and argue about that for a long time. But Russia dispersed the "seven bankers," and thank God for that! A revival has begun, but we haven't been forgiven for it. They pitted his "brothers" against him, harshly, and with Zelensky at the helm, as usual! The bastard and those who control him.

[Kotofeich]

Quote: Mini Mokik

This billionaire will go crazy in a couple of weeks.

"Grandpa is old, he doesn't care."

[fruc]

19 years of imprisonment, ...... in a maximum security penal colony.

The old man wouldn't last even a year there. He ruined his health in the government service.

[OlegEKB]

Well, Efremov somehow survived there after vodka and coke.

[fruc]

OlegEKB
Well, Efremov somehow survived there after vodka and coke.

As an artist, he was given a bunk on the lower tier, away from the latrine, and was served freshly brewed chifir.

[kit88]

Quote: OlegEKB

Well, Efremov somehow survived there after vodka and coke.

Efremov was not there.
Don't confuse 19 years of strict regime with 4 years of general regime spent in the library.
These are, as they say, two very big differences.
Nineteen years in a maximum-security prison is a death sentence for a grandfather. His lawyers are keeping a vehement silence about this, begging for mercy.

But there will be no mercy...
In the near future. He doesn't realize it yet. And that takes years.

[alexboguslavski]

In such cases, there should be an alternative - a PM with one cartridge already in the barrel.
That's if there's a drop of honor left.

[Mini Mokik]

Like Iranian traitor Ismail Qaani? Beautiful video. 🥴🔫

[Krasnoyarsk]

Quote: alexboguslavski

In such cases, there should be an alternative - a PM with one cartridge already in the barrel.

No, no, if there is no "tower", the Duma members have taken care of themselves, so, just in case, let him work in the zone for the good of the Motherland.

[alexboguslavski]

I don't think he'll be of any use. A general isn't supposed to work; he's only allowed to give orders, and even then, only those prepared by his deputies.

[Krasnoyarsk]

Quote: alexboguslavski

The general is not supposed to work, he is only allowed to give orders

Ha-ha, I'd like to have him as my subordinate. I'd work from dawn to dusk for a bowl of barley.

[Deaf]

Zelena was given only two hints. And he still sniffs and smells like sh...

Quote: alexboguslavski

In such cases, there should be an alternative - a PM with one cartridge already in the barrel.
That's if there's a drop of honor left.

[your1970]

Quote: alexboguslavski

In such cases, there should be an alternative - a PM with one cartridge already in the barrel.
That's if there's a drop of honor left.

Of the 4,600 generals, admirals, and marshals, not a single one shot himself when the country was overslept. If there was no honor then, where would it come from now?

[Good Evil]

Well, he's unlikely to pay the fine—he'll kick the bucket soon. But we should do a more thorough search among his relatives; we might find just as much and more there.

[sgb-2017]

The idea is to give a prison sentence with complete confiscation of property. And shake up the relatives too.

[cast iron]

The idea is to give a prison sentence with complete confiscation of property. And shake up the relatives too.

What are you saying? This isn't the done thing in oligarchic Russia.

[Olesya Lesya]

Let me correct you a bit. When a criminal is arrested and given their first two-month detention, the case is investigated and the property is seized (if the case involves theft). The investigation is ongoing, and during the process, a confiscation hearing can occur—which is what happened (this is a separate court, not a criminal one). And when, after the investigation, the case is transferred to court, which is then a criminal case, the sentence begins and fines are imposed. Let me repeat: the property matter is still being decided during the investigation.

[Major Yurik]

Soon the zone will have its own Ministry of Defense with all its departments... The only thing missing is a former Minister of Defense, but he's not subject to prosecution...

[Arkady007]

Soon they will be able to form a wedge and, like on Lake Peipus, forward to attack Kyiv.

[Mini Mokik]

In their underwear. So everyone could see the generals' excellent physical fitness 💪🫡

[Revolver]

Quote: Mini Mokik

In their underwear. So everyone could see the generals' excellent physical fitness 💪🫡

Absolutely not. In peacetime, it might cause laughter, and in wartime, panic. Should the SVO be considered wartime or peacetime?

[alexoff]

And then they'll give interviews in Kyiv claiming they were, in fact, purebred Ukrainians and did everything they could to hinder the war, inflicting as much damage on the Russian army as possible. And they'll be almost certainly telling the truth.

[Polite Moose]

Quote: Major Yurik

Soon the zone will have its own Ministry of Defense with all its departments...

There's a cycle of shoulder straps in nature, though. They recruit from prisons into the army, handing out shoulder straps, and from the army into prisons, removing shoulder straps. It's useful, though.

[Revolver]

Quote: Major Yurik

There's a missing Minister of Defense, one of the former ones, but he's not under trial.

Yes, there was someone like Taburetkin, but he’s already left.

[Aken]

He shouldn't have been demoted completely. He should have been kept as a corporal.

[Montezuma]

Quote from Aken

He shouldn't have been demoted completely. He should have been kept as a corporal.

Although this is pure sadism, I support it.

[Zoldat_A]

!

Quote from Aken

He shouldn't have been demoted completely. He should have been kept as a corporal.

And this is the main punishment... Everything else is just an add-on.

[Irek]

Consider it a life sentence given his age.

[Poplar]

Quote: Irek

Consider it a life sentence given his age.

They might declare some kind of amnesty or he might be released on parole. I wouldn't be surprised.

[your1970]

Quote: Poplar

Quote: Irek

Consider it a life sentence given his age.

They might declare some kind of amnesty or he might be released on parole. I wouldn't be surprised.

More than 10 years - not eligible for amnesty; parole only after serving 3/4 of the sentence

[Poplar]

"For more than 10 years, they are not eligible for amnesty; parole is only available after serving three-quarters of their sentence."
Well, that's according to the law. Although everyone is equal before the law, some are more equal.

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: Irek

Consider it a life sentence given his age.

But his grandchildren will build him a beautiful monument... I think there's enough money for granite and bronze. Grandpa did his best...

[faiver]

Is the fine passed on by inheritance?

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: faiver

Is the fine passed on by inheritance?

As far as I know, encumbrances associated with the inherited estate are transferred. For example, if an heir inherits an apartment, they will also inherit the outstanding utility bills. But I don't know about fines, for example, for a traffic violation or taxes, if the heir inherits an apartment rather than a car. I'm not a lawyer, and my father isn't either.
In any case, I think my grandfather was smart enough to secure the inheritance so that he technically has no connection to it. At best, he's got about 50 in his Sberbank account...

[faiver]

I'm not a lawyer and my dad isn't a lawyer either.

- Well, puzzle the lawyer at work...

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: faiver

I'm not a lawyer and my dad isn't a lawyer either.

- Well, puzzle the lawyer at work...

The lawyer will be here tomorrow. The internet says that debts for damages are transferred, but fines are not. For administrative cases, definitely; for criminal cases, it seems so, but not for sure.
In administrative cases, the heirs compensate the victim for the damages under the traffic regulations, but do not pay the traffic fine imposed by the traffic police. It's possible the same thing applies here. However, I'm not sure that Grandpa is stupid enough to keep all the stolen goods in his Sberbank account.

[Krasnoyarsk]

Quote: Zoldat_A

But I’m not sure that grandpa is stupid enough to keep all the stolen money in his Sberbank account.

An old reliable method - a pot buried in the garden, and only the granddaughter knows where.

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: Krasnoyarsk

Quote: Zoldat_A

But I’m not sure that grandpa is stupid enough to keep all the stolen money in his Sberbank account.

An old reliable method - a pot buried in the garden, and only the granddaughter knows where.

A grandfather like that would poison even his granddaughter without a second thought, just for the sake of that pot...

[Krasnoyarsk]

Quote: Zoldat_A

A grandfather like that would poison even his granddaughter without a second thought, just for the sake of that pot...

Are you suggesting that like father and son fall far behind? Anything is possible, unless it's the other way around.

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: Krasnoyarsk

Quote: Zoldat_A

A grandfather like that would poison even his granddaughter without a second thought, just for the sake of that pot...

Are you suggesting that like father and son fall far behind? Anything is possible, unless it's the other way around.

In Samara, the granddaughter of her grandfather, the former mayor, dissolved her grandmother and grandfather in acid. They're still looking, scouring every landfill. Even Malakhov showed it on TV.
Like grandfathers, like grandchildren...

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: faiver

I'm not a lawyer and my dad isn't a lawyer either.

- Well, puzzle the lawyer at work...

Quote: Zoldat_A

The lawyer will be here tomorrow.

It won't happen. Tomorrow is Saturday...
Got busy...

[faiver]

Well then, Happy Friday to you...

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: faiver

Well then, Happy Friday to you...

What a silly week... I only realized it was Tuesday, not Wednesday, by Tuesday evening. Now, on Friday evening, it dawned on me that tomorrow is Saturday... Yesterday morning, my wife said Easter was on Sunday, and I was planning to call my deputies for a meeting...
I've come to this...

[Krasnoyarsk]

Quote: Zoldat_A

It's Easter - and I was about to gather my deputies for a meeting...
I've come to this...

Well, that's right. A good reason to gather the deputies and solve all the pressing problems.

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: Krasnoyarsk

Quote: Zoldat_A

It's Easter - and I was about to gather my deputies for a meeting...
I've come to this...

Well, that's right. A good reason to gather the deputies and solve all the pressing problems.

On a holiday, for obvious reasons, no one will drive themselves. Should we deprive drivers of the holiday?
And we'll "decide" there... "Under the testicle"... I once held a meeting on March 9th... On the morning of the 10th, everything that was “solved” was sent to the shredder. And it all started culturally, “a little at a time,” “for health”... The people are still married.

[your1970]

Quote: Zoldat_A

But I don't know about the fine, for example, for violating traffic rules or the tax if the heir inherits not a car, but an apartment.

No, they are not inherited.

[OlegEKB]

No, administrative and criminal fines are not transferred to heirs.
These exceptions are due to the fact that these obligations are directly related to the personality of the testator and cannot be transferred to other persons.

[edatlt]

Do you really think he doesn't have the money for an 85 million fine? It's orders of magnitude higher than that, and his heirs will pay it if necessary.
Although I think the money was transferred to crypto or something else, you can simply not accept the inheritance, since everything was confiscated anyway :-)

[tatarin1972]

It is unlikely that he will die in prison, but there is an unmarked grave in the local cemetery and a plaque with a number.

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: tatarin1972

It is unlikely that he will die in prison, but there is an unmarked grave in the local cemetery and a plaque with a number.

I don't even know how they do it now... Back in the 90s, it was definitely the same - wrapped in cellophane and put in a trench with a number. Then there was talk of "humanizing" them.

P.S. I looked - they do issue them. Order of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation dated June 23, 2005, No. 93.
So, they "humanized" it.

[cast iron]

He'll serve nine years and then be released on parole to a well-deserved retirement in Rublyovka. They didn't bother his relatives. They have all the money.

[Eugene 62]

He'll serve 9 years and then be released on parole to a well-deserved retirement in Rublyovka.

Pardons from maximum-security prisons aren't granted after half a sentence. I think they're allowed after two-thirds. But I'm not sure. I'd have to ask the lawyers. In any case, if the judge had given a general-security release, it would have been easier.

[sgb-2017]

Are all the deputies in jail? And where is the boss himself? Or did he know nothing about his subordinates' activities?

[ZhEK-Vodogrey]

Quote: sgb-2017

Are all the deputies in jail? And where is the boss himself? Or did he know nothing about his subordinates' activities?

The Hero of the Storming of the Plywood Reichstag, the Greatest Builder of Patriot Park, the Brilliant Inventor and Chief Master of Ceremonies of the Tank Biathlons, the Great Papa Carlo, and so on and so forth, is inviolable.

[Andrei Nikolaevich]

Apparently, he didn’t know. It’s good if he “guessed.”)

[Good Evil]

Caesar's wife is beyond suspicion!

[NW]

"Caesar's wife must be above suspicion"—that's the phrase the fastidious Caesar used to justify his divorce from Pompeia, who had previously been suspected of infidelity but acquitted by the court. So the meaning is the opposite.

[cast iron]

The entire Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Federal Tax Service should be jailed; they have been ignoring income and expense reports for such generals and their relatives for decades.

[Alexander X]

Everything is clear with this elderly thief. Most likely, this sentence for the old man is equivalent to life imprisonment, unless he is released on parole due to health reasons. Although, a thieves' execution by firing squad would be a disciplinarian for those who want to steal. But that's not in the Russian Criminal Code...
But confiscating all property from relatives would be a very effective measure. Let them declare their income for three years, and confiscate everything in excess of that income for the budget...

[faiver]

Dream on, dream on.....

[cast iron]

You get the laws you vote for. The oligarchs passed laws that prohibit the investigation and harassment of the relatives of embezzlers. This is why 85-year-old grandmothers have fortunes of 100 million or more. But they can't be touched, otherwise the oligarchs will be upset.

[carpenter]

Quote: cast iron

You get the laws you vote for. The oligarchs passed the laws.

You don't talk about voting, it's the same all over the world - "whoever is needed, they will choose."

[cast iron]

Around the world, 90% of lazy armchair strategists can't even get their fat butts off on Sunday to go and fill out a ballot. So, don't even talk about elections. At least half of citizens are lying at home on the couch when they SHOULD be out there doing their civic duty.

[NW]

But you can't touch them, otherwise the oligarchs will be upset.

Yes, there were some who liked to touch... But some are no longer there, and those are far away (c) Nowadays, upsetting the oligarchs is damned extremism.

[16112014nk]

The judge who freed Vasilyeva sentenced the man who stole the plane to 1,5 years in prison.

[your1970]

Quote: 16112014nk

The judge who freed Vasilyeva sentenced the man who stole the plane to 1,5 years in prison.

Intrigued.
I clarified this issue - in this situation, the judge, taking into account the recidivism, should have given 2 years under Part 3 of the Criminal Code, regardless of the cost of the plane.
In this case, the judge gave below the lower limit for the plane - due to its insignificance

[faiver]

He was sentenced to 19 years in prison.

[kind]

When will Shoigu answer for his tank biathlons???

[andrey martov]

Why not fill the Kunstkamera's exhibit with corrupt generals? It would be a financial boost for the treasury, as people would come and buy tickets to see the generals in their formal flasks...

[Alexander Elizarov]

The verdict has been announced for former Deputy Defense Minister Popov, who was convicted of embezzlement.

Judging by how many Ministry of Defense officers have been convicted of theft in recent years, I have a question: how many high-ranking, decent officers are left there?

[Vitaly_pvo]

Quote: Alexander Elizarov

Are there any high-ranking decent officers left there?

Decent people basically don't survive there. We have a different system in our country. Behind every high-ranking thief comes a whole team of his apprentices—officers and private entrepreneurs—who want to earn big stars and snatch a "piece of happiness" for themselves, so they can have enough for their grandchildren.

[sdivt]

Popov will also have to pay a fine of 85 million rubles. Another 45,6 million rubles will be confiscated from him and transferred to the state treasury.

If I remember correctly, the total amount of bribes and embezzlement of this gentleman is exactly in the region of the appointed fine (83,8 million)

45,6 million rubles is the total amount of bribes received from the general director of Bamstroyput OJSC between 2014 and 2024 for “general patronage.”
30 million rubles is the amount of theft of funds allocated to support the activities of the military-patriotic park "Patriot" (committed as part of an organized group).
More than 8,2 million rubles in damages to the state in 2020–2024 as a result of the fictitious employment of Patriot Park employees who did not actually perform their duties.

So it turns out that this isn’t a fine at all, but simply a return of what was stolen?
This is somehow unclear...

[OlegEKB]

So it turns out that this isn’t a fine at all, but simply a return of what was stolen?
This is somehow unclear...

It's hard to say for sure, you need to open the case itself and read it
As a rule, the fine is separate, and compensation for damages is separate.
The article states that the defendant's property will be confiscated, and the confiscation process itself may also constitute compensation for damages.
In any case, it's difficult to say anything without the text of the verdict.

[Eugene 62]

He will not be able to hold positions in the civil service or local government for seven years.

This is scary. If this person were to be released with a clear conscience at 88, he'd really want to work for the government!

[OlegEKB]

If a person is released with a clear conscience at 88 years old, he will really want to go into government service!

What if tomorrow he gets amnesty?
and will no longer be able to enter the civil service

[carpenter]

In addition, after his release, if the soldier survives until then, he will not be able to hold positions in the civil service or local government for seven years.

This is already a mockery of us, not Popov.
Now he is 69 years old, he will retire at 88 and go to work.

[Nemo70]

So they grab and grab and grab? I understand that in the 90s they stole and sent it to London or Israel ))) But where can they go with such huge sums of money now? Look at the ex-governor of Kursk or his deputy, they confiscated 100 billion from his dacha (cash and other ingots). What does he need so much for? They should shoot him for nothing. The bastard made a fortune on the defensive structures. They are putting him in jail, and intensively! But these bastards need to knock out the system and introduce the article "Execution by firing squad" in Russia immediately! Some people are put in jail, others come. Look at one of our mayors, he was only mayor for 7 days and was immediately taken for a bribe. SHOT!!!!! This is the only way to stop this wave of state robbery!!

[next322]

Hmm...and with generals like these in the Ministry of Defense, they decided to win even in the strange Military District? Judging by their successes, probably 70 percent of them are like this misunderstanding.

[Prisoner]

And the bastard didn't shoot himself! Although...if bastards started shooting themselves, caravans of humps would be heading to their final resting places.

[Evgeny_Sviridenko]

Switchman... So, to throw the people a bone...

[Chack wessel]

After all, someone has to blame the failures.

[Lisa Kerner-Timoshenko]

This is good news!!!!
Although...it would be better to shoot him right away...and not keep, feed and treat this thief!!!

[bob03]

He'll enroll in the SVO after the trial and all the cases. His former boss will give him protection.

[faterdom]

Serves us right, there was no point in deceiving the Minister, he thought we were great, but because of deputies like these, it turned out to be oh-oh-oh and tsk-tsk.

[ZhEK-Vodogrey]

Another scoundrel who deceived the impeccably honest, but childishly naive Mr. Shoigu got what he deserved.

[guest]

Quote: ZhEK-Vodogrey

Another scoundrel, deceiving The impeccably honest, but childishly naive Mr. Shoigu got what he deserved.

Well, to paraphrase a classic

It's not difficult to deceive him.
He is happy to deceive himself

[solar]

A wonderful end to a career....

[Gella]

Nineteen years is practically a life sentence. He's already 69, and he's hardly in perfect health anyway. He won't live to see the end of his sentence.

[tarantula]

The Soviet general turned out to be a faggot thief

[Chack wessel]

...I personally think Shoigu had absolutely nothing to do with this. He simply didn't notice the generals' rampant theft. He was busy with pressing matters—hosting tank badminton tournaments and building churches.

[commander]

Is Shoigu himself a general?

[Chack wessel]

Is Shoigu himself a general?

С 2005 г. Шойга является генералом армии.

[duschman80-81]

Karma is a patient thing. It's in no hurry. It just waits.

[commander]

What really irritates me about this whole situation with thieves and bribe-takers is that they're being equated with generals. To become a general, you first have to work in the taiga and beyond the Arctic Circle, in the mud of training grounds, building warriors out of scum and mama's boys. And these guys? Who brought this scum into the Russian Ministry of Defense? General Ivanov, Tsalikov, this Popov. I could name a bunch of other newcomers. Why are they all still associated with generals? Who benefits from this?