In Russia, on April 23, Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov was detained. They are suspected of receiving 1 million rubles in bribes.
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Ivanov was detained as part of a case under Part 6 of Art. 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (receiving a bribe on an especially large scale. He was responsible for military procurement and construction.
It’s a pity, I would steal more.
There are no further details about the case.
Journalist Farida Rustamova notes that Ivanov “is known to the general public as one of the richest security officials.”
“Perhaps this is the highest suspect in terms of the power hierarchy since the beginning of the war,” she adds.
In 2022, associates of Alexei Navalny released an investigation into the luxurious life of Ivanov’s wife in France.
Ivanov has held the position of Deputy Minister of Defense since 2016. He is responsible for the purchase of military products and is engaged in the construction, reconstruction and overhaul of Ministry of Defense facilities, including in the occupied territories of Ukraine.
In May 2023, the Dossier Center also released an investigation into Ivanov. It is dedicated to how the Deputy Minister of Defense makes personal capital by greatly inflating estimates for government construction contracts used to restore Mariupol, occupied by Russian troops.
Source: Racurs
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