A Russian Deputy Defense Minister has been arrested on suspicion of bribery The country's top investigative agency said on Tuesday that Timur Ivanov was detained and investigated and was being conducted in the Ministry of Defense in 2016.
In 2022, the anti-corruption foundation (ACF) accused Russian Deputy Defense Minister Taimur Ivanov of participating in the corruption plan during construction in the territory of Ukraine in Russia, which was founded by the late opposition leader of the Russians, Alexei Navalni. In particular, Taimur Ivanov has benefited from the construction project of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol.
However, although Ivanov's arrest has been announced, Rashita's deputy defense minister has not given a detailed account of how he responded to the allegations brought against him.
The report said that Ivanov was detained under Section 290 of the Russian Criminal Penal Code, which is applicable only when the amount of bribe of the suspect is exceeded 1 million rubles.
Timur Ivanov was formerly the Deputy Prime Minister of the Moscow Region, and the current Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu served as the Governor for a brief period of time. He is known to have been a close associate, reportedly the US and UK sanctions on Ivanov and the European Union imposed travel restrictions against him and his assets were also seized.
