Major General Ivan Popov, who formerly commanded the 58th army of the Russian armed forces, has been detained on allegations of large-scale fraud, the 235th garrison military court told Sputnik on Tuesday.
"By the resolution of the 235th garrison military court of May 17, a preventive measure was chosen in the form of detention of Ivan Ivanovich Popov for 2 months," a court representative said.
Popov was charged with fraud on a particularly large scale, the representative added.
The defense appealed this decision. His lawyer Sergey Buinovsky told Russian media that his client does not admit guilt to any illegal acts.