Previous Russian Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Popov has actually been moved from pre-trial detention to a civilian health center for possible surgery, state news agencies reported Thursday.Popov, 68, was arrested last summer on scams charges as part of a larger anti-corruption crackdown in the Defense Ministry.
He is implicated of requiring contractors dealing with a military amusement park outside Moscow to perform unsettled building at his private property.Popov denies the charges, which carry an optimal sentence of 10 years in prison.His lawyer, Denis Sagach, told the state-run RIA Novosti news agency that the official defense authorities was urgently moved from the Lefortovo detention center to a health center on Sunday.Popov has a variety of persistent diseases, and among them has actually now intensified, Sagach said, including that medical professionals were considering surgery but had actually delayed a decision till after Russias extended Victory Day holidays.He apparently experiences weight problems, hypertension, heart problems and raised blood sugar.Popov served as deputy defense minister from November 2013 to June 2024.
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