Deputy Minister of Defense Timur Ivanov was arrested and sent to a pre-trial detention center: footage from the courtroom
The Basmanny District Court of Moscow granted the request of the preliminary investigation authorities against the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Timur Ivanov and chose a preventive measure in the form of detention for two months, until June 23. Ivanov was charged with receiving a bribe on an especially large scale.
The Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation was in charge of construction and major repairs of department facilities. According to the investigation, Ivanov entered into a criminal conspiracy with third parties. He teamed up with them in advance in order to commit a crime as an organized group - to receive a particularly large amount of funds for the provision of property services during contracting and subcontracting work for the needs of the Ministry of Defense.
The deputy minister was in development for a long time. The materials on it are based, among other things, on witness testimony and on the results of operational activities. Operational support of the criminal case is carried out by the military counterintelligence of the FSB. Ivanov faces up to 15 years in prison.
Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that Vladimir Putin was informed about the detention of Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov. Also, according to him, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was informed in advance.
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