Overview
- Newly cited case materials state that Igor Tushkevich of Bamstroiput provided Popov with a Lexus and a Moscow apartment for preferential treatment during construction of the National Defense Management Center buildings.
- Popov acknowledges using the car and apartment but denies granting any advantages, saying the use was temporary and shared with others.
- The 235th garrison military court is trying the case behind closed doors on charges including a large bribe, fraud, official forgery, abuse of office and illegal weapons possession.
- Investigators documented firearms at Popov’s home, including a Mauser and a seized Vepr rifle with 40 cartridges, and he says the rifle was a birthday gift from former Khakassia governor Viktor Zimin.
- Prosecutors say Popov and associates falsified Patriot park construction records and caused state losses, with two co-defendants already sentenced and property seized from Popov valued at more than 100 million rubles.