The Russian Deputy Minister of Defense was detained

The Basman Court in Moscow ordered the detention of Russian Deputy Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu, Timur Ivanov, until June 23 for accepting bribes when concluding a contract for the Ministry of Defense, the court’s press service announced today to Interfax.

The announcement states that another person is involved in that case and that it is Ivanov’s acquaintance Sergey Borodin, who was also detained.

The court points out that both are accused of accepting bribes in an extremely large amount.

Russian media announced the arrest of Ivanov on Tuesday evening.

In the Ministry of Defense, Ivanov supervised the construction and overhaul of departmental facilities and was responsible for organizing the management of the ministry’s assets, and, according to the Moscow court, he conspired with Borodin and third parties to receive bribes when concluding contracts for the ministry.

What is Ivanov doing?

Ivanov leads the departments responsible for the construction, planning and coordination of the development of the Russian army. It also solves the issue of housing soldiers, military real estate, military medicine, and manages the federal departments of savings and mortgages for military personnel.

Ivanov was appointed Deputy Minister in May 2016. Forbes included him in the list of Russia’s richest individuals from the security forces for 2019 with an annual salary of 1.36 million euros. Before joining the Ministry of Defense, he worked in the energy sector.

(Tanyug)