Russia – TASS reported, citing a security source, that Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov, who was detained on Tuesday on suspicion of receiving a bribe, had been monitored by law enforcement agencies for a long time.
The source told the agency: “Let us just say that he did not come under supervision yesterday, or the day before yesterday, or even a month ago (but rather a longer period ago). The materials of his case are based, among other things, on eyewitness testimonies and the results of operational activities,” he said, without mentioning other details.
The source explained that Ivanov’s file is being followed operationally by the military intelligence of the Federal Security Service, and Ivanov is currently subject to investigation procedures.
The investigation intends to go to court on Wednesday with a request to arrest Ivanov, according to the Kommersant newspaper.
Yesterday evening, Tuesday, the Russian Investigative Committee announced the detention of Ivanov on suspicion of receiving a bribe under Clause No. 6 of Article 290 of the Russian Criminal Code, which stipulates the crime of receiving a bribe of not less than one million rubles, which is considered a “particularly large bribe” with the maximum penalty for this. The crime carries 15 years in prison.
In 2012, Ivanov (born in 1975) served as Deputy Chairman of the Moscow District Government. From 2013 to 2016, he was General Director of the “Oboronstroy” company (defense construction).
In May 2016, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Defense, and one of his duties was to supervise the work of the ministry’s military construction complex.
It is noteworthy that over the past five years (since 2019), charges of committing various criminal offenses have been brought once morest 16 former and current federal officials, including 5 former ministers and 13 deputy ministers.
Among the most recent cases of its kind is the arrest of Olga Yarilova, the former Deputy Minister of Culture of Russia (she held her position from 2018 to 2022) on charges of embezzlement in April 2023, and the arrest of Maxim Parshin, Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communication in the summer of 2023 on suspicion of receiving a bribe. He was relieved of his position shortly followingwards.
Source: Russian media
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2024-04-27 04:00:48
