Ex-Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Popov Jailed 19 Years on Corruption Charges

A Moscow military court on Friday sentenced former Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Popov to 19 years in a maximum-security prison after he was found guilty of a litany of corruption charges, making him the latest former defense official to be sent behind bars following a Kremlin purge of the military.

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