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Russia's Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case against former Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Popov, who has been detained on suspicion of large-scale fraud. Popov, who served as Deputy Defense Minister under Sergei Shoigu until June 2024, is accused of embezzlement related to the construction and maintenance of Patriot Park, a military exhibition near Moscow. Allegations suggest that Popov misused resources from the park for personal gain, coercing contract workers into unpaid labor on his private property. The properties linked to Popov and his family are reportedly valued at over 500 million rubles. This arrest, which led to Popov being jailed in the infamous Butirka jail, is part of a broader anti-corruption investigation targeting high-ranking officials in the Russian Defense Ministry.
