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Russia's ex-defense minister pardoned, criminal case closed

Former Russian defence minister Anatoly Serdyukov accused of negligence has been amnestied
Anatoly Serdyukov (archive) ITAr-TASS/Alexei Druzhinin
Anatoly Serdyukov (archive)
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MOSCOW, March 06. /ITAR-TASS/. Former Russian defence minister Anatoly Serdyukov accused of negligence has been amnestied, criminal case has been closed, a source told Itar-Tass.

"No other cases against Serdyukov are being investigated," the source added saying the pardon decision "was made long ago".