The Deputy Minister of Defense of RussiaTimur Ivanov, has been arrested on suspicion of accepting a bribeThe Russian Instruction Committee reported this Tuesday. Ivanov, 48, is accused of receiving a large bribe, a crime that is punishable by up to 15 years in prison.
“On suspicion of committing the crime contemplated in part 6 of art. 290 of the Criminal Code of Russia (bribery collection), the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Timur Vladimirovich Ivanov, was detained,” says the statement from the Investigative Committee.
According to the TASS agency, in the detainee’s office and searches are being carried out at their place of resistance. This Tuesday Ivanov, in charge of construction issues, participated in a meeting of the Russian military leadership, which was chaired by the head of the Defense portfolio, Sergei Shoigu.
Born in the Russian capital, Ivanov worked in companies in the country’s energy and fuel sector, served as deputy governor of the Moscow region and in 2016 he was named ‘number two’ in Defense.
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