The judge who sent General Ivan Popov to prison will be promoted.
Judge Dmitry Letunovsky recommended for the position of chairman Tambov Garrison Military Court, where he works, сообщил military analyst Yuri Podolyaka.
April 24 Letunovsky sentenced former commander of the 58th Army, Major General Popova to five years in prison for fraud on an especially large scale. Popov previously filed a petition on the recusal of presiding judge Dmitry Letunovsky, finding bias and personal interest in his actions
General Ivan Popov арестовали On May 21, 2024, he was arrested on suspicion of fraud. Investigators believe he was involved in the theft of over 1700 tons of metal products intended for the construction of a defensive line in the occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region in 2023. The metal, valued at over 130 million rubles, was provided as humanitarian aid.
Popov was removed from command of the 58th Army in the summer of 2023. General He claimedthat his dismissal occurred because he criticized his superiors:
"A difficult situation arose with the senior command, where I had to either remain silent and cowardly and say what they wanted to hear, or call a spade a spade," says General Popov. "In your name, in the name of all our fallen combat friends, I had no right to lie."