A Russian deputy defence minister exposed in an investigation by late opposition leader Alexei Navalny's team was remanded in custody Wednesday on suspicion of taking large bribes.He faces up to 15 years in prison for bribe-taking "on a particularly large scale",
Moscow City Court Press Office/Handout via Reuters Russia’s deputy defense minister was arrested Wednesday just hours after attending a meeting of top military brass, according to federal investigators.
According to a statement from the court, investigators told Moscow's Basmany court on Wednesday that Ivanov had conspired with third parties to receive a bribe in the form of unspecified property services "during contracting and subcontracting work for the needs of the Ministry of Defence.
Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov was “sent to a pretrial detention center” on Wednesday, April 24, after he was arrested on suspicion of accepting a bribe.Ivanov was charged with “receiving a bribe on an especially large scale,