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Top Russian Generals Arrested, Investigated for 'Abuse of Power'
Newsweak ^ | 06-JUL-2022 | Isabel van Brugen

Posted on 07/06/2022 3:37:41 PM PDT by SpeedyInTexas

Russian law enforcement detained three top Russian generals, including an aide to the head of the country's interior ministry, on charges of abuse of power, officials said Wednesday.

Lieutenant-General Sergei Umnov, the assistant to the head of Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs, was detained alongside Major General Alexei Semyonov, head of St. Petersburg's traffic police, and Major General Ivan Abakumov, as the country's invasion of Ukraine rages on.

Between 2016 and 2020, the three top Russian generals allegedly misappropriated funds from the Program Assistance Fund for the St. Petersburg and Leningrad region's Main Department of Internal Affairs, and purchased property "for personal use," Russian newspaper Kommersant reported.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


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1 posted on 07/06/2022 3:37:41 PM PDT by SpeedyInTexas
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Fake news. All the top Russian generals were killed 3x already.


2 posted on 07/06/2022 3:38:48 PM PDT by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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To: SpeedyInTexas

Purge.


3 posted on 07/06/2022 3:39:12 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: SpeedyInTexas

They should defect to Ukraine. With their experience they’d fit right in.


4 posted on 07/06/2022 3:40:43 PM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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To: tet68

Helluva Job Brownie!


5 posted on 07/06/2022 3:40:53 PM PDT by FreshPrince
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To: SpeedyInTexas

Arrested for doing what Russian Generals do. Probably committed some other offense, like criticizing Putin.


6 posted on 07/06/2022 3:44:21 PM PDT by ETCM
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To: SpeedyInTexas

The war exposed the depth of corruption in the Russian army.
“Ivan, where are those missiles?”


7 posted on 07/06/2022 3:46:41 PM PDT by dynachrome (“We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.” Rand Paul)
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To: SpeedyInTexas

Sounds like they were plotting against Vlad


8 posted on 07/06/2022 3:51:04 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: proust

Their problem is that they needed to use their drug-addicted children as bag-men for corruption money, which is then transferred to their charitable foundations.

These Russians are so backwards!!


9 posted on 07/06/2022 4:11:40 PM PDT by PGR88 (<i>)
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To: SpeedyInTexas

It sounds like Putin is going full Stalin.


10 posted on 07/06/2022 4:15:13 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: SpeedyInTexas

Thank god we have honest patriotic generals here in the good ‘ol US of A.


11 posted on 07/06/2022 4:26:22 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: SpeedyInTexas

“Top Russian Generals Arrested, Investigated for ‘Abuse of Power’”

Too bad we didn’t do the same for Milly, for if we had, we’d still be a global superpower, rather than being reduced to another Great Britain, due our war in Ukraine.


12 posted on 07/06/2022 4:43:48 PM PDT by BobL (My hatred of Necons/Globalists exceeds my love of Ukraine or any other country, other than the US)
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To: Nifster

“Sounds like they were plotting against Vlad”

If anything, to bring the war to a quicker ending with Russia still winning.


13 posted on 07/06/2022 4:44:57 PM PDT by BobL (My hatred of Necons/Globalists exceeds my love of Ukraine or any other country, other than the US)
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To: proust

“Fake news. All the top Russian generals were killed 3x already.”

True, I have lost count...


14 posted on 07/06/2022 4:45:25 PM PDT by BobL (My hatred of Necons/Globalists exceeds my love of Ukraine or any other country, other than the US)
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To: SpeedyInTexas

Culling the herd. It will make them better.


15 posted on 07/06/2022 4:53:21 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (Let's go Brandon)
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To: SpeedyInTexas
Major General Ivan Abakumov

Lavrenti Beria's deputy was named Viktor Abakumov. Wonder if there is a connection?

The earlier Abakumov was shot after frightful torture.

16 posted on 07/06/2022 5:05:11 PM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: SpeedyInTexas

Putin Stooges worst affected.


17 posted on 07/06/2022 5:06:38 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: SpeedyInTexas

Task & Purpose had a great video on the corruption in the Russian military.

ALL of The Generals are corrupt skimmers. When Putin wants you gone, he uses that as an excuse. If you do your job, he lets you keep on skimming.

How would Putin not know you are corrupt?


18 posted on 07/06/2022 5:08:06 PM PDT by UNGN
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To: AndyJackson

Yep. Incorruptible.
Or incorrigible?


19 posted on 07/06/2022 5:09:49 PM PDT by Palio di Siena
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To: Nifster

I had the same thoughts


20 posted on 07/06/2022 5:18:29 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com (et, so p )
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