Former Russian deputy justice minister found dead in Moscow apartment

Sergey Tropin, who served as Russia’s deputy justice minister in the late 1990s, was discovered deceased in his Moscow residence. Security services reported that his body was located in the bathtub of his apartment situated in the western part of the city. Preliminary assessments by state media suggest the cause of death was drowning, as no immediate signs of a struggle or foul play were observed. Official reports from the Tass news agency indicate that emergency services found no evidence of criminal activity at the scene. Tropin held a significant position under President Boris Yeltsin and was a highly decorated official within the Russian judicial system. This incident contributes to a growing list of sudden and unexplained fatalities involving prominent figures within the Russian political and administrative elite.