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Mikhail Popov
Other, Entrepreneurs
1963-09-20
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Biography
A resident of Essentuki, former chairman of the board of the local Union of Afghanistan Veterans.
In June 2025, a criminal case against Popov under the article on financing extremist activities was brought to court because of seven transfers to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF) from August 2021 to February 2022, totalling 7,000 roubles.
In January 2021, Popov was arrested for 5 days because of an action in support of Alexei Navalny. After the start of the invasion of Ukraine, he went on an anti-war picket and wrote posts condemning the war. Because of two such posts in April 2022, he was fined
A resident of Essentuki, former chairman of the board of the local Union of Afghanistan Veterans.
In June 2025, a criminal case against Popov under the article on financing extremist activities was brought to court because of seven transfers to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF) from August 2021 to February 2022, totalling 7,000 roubles.
In January 2021, Popov was arrested for 5 days because of an action in support of Alexei Navalny. After the start of the invasion of Ukraine, he went on an anti-war picket and wrote posts condemning the war. Because of two such posts in April 2022, he was fined 35,000 rubles under a protocol for discrediting the army. In 2024, he was also fined one thousand rubles under the protocol on demonstration of prohibited symbols because of the picture with the ACF logo published in VKontakte in 2018.
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