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| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Lawyer Musaev: Deputy Defense Minister Ivanov is charged with a bribe of 1 billion rubles [Regnum] Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov is charged with a bribe of about 1 billion rubles, the defendant’s lawyer Murad Musaev said on May 8. According to him, the accusation boils down to the fact that Ivanov provided assistance to contractor companies of the Ministry of Defense. In exchange, according to investigators, he was given repair and construction work. Previously, the court arrested all the accounts and real estate of the Deputy Minister of Defense. As reported by IA Regnum, Ivanov was detained on the evening of April 23. The next day, the court arrested him until June 23. The Deputy Minister of Defense was charged with receiving a bribe on an especially large scale. According to investigators, Ivanov, having entered into a criminal conspiracy, received property benefits from contracting and subcontracting work for the needs of the military department. The Deputy Minister of Defense did not admit his guilt in committing the crime. Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov at a briefing on April 26 called for trusting only official information and focusing on official statements on the case of the Deputy Minister of Defense. On May 8, lawyer Musaev reported that Ivanov had been temporarily suspended from office. More from regnum.ru Timur Ivanov's defense brought to court four packages with his awards Lawyers for Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov brought four packages with his awards to the Moscow City Court, RIA Novosti reported on May 8. The awards were delivered to the court in bags with the inscription “Russian Army”. They were carried by two people. On May 8, the Moscow City Court is considering defense complaints against Ivanov’s arrest. It is at this stage of the process that lawyers can present to the court information characterizing the accused, including certificates and awards. As Regnum reported, during a meeting on May 8, the Moscow City Court refused to release Ivanov from the pre-trial detention center, recognizing his arrest as legal. Law enforcement officers detained Ivanov on the evening of April 23. The Deputy Minister of Defense was charged with receiving a bribe on an especially large scale. According to the investigation, Ivanov, having entered into a criminal conspiracy, received property benefits from contracting and subcontracting work for the needs of the military department. The Deputy Minister of Defense did not admit his guilt in committing the crime. The Basmanny Court of Moscow arrested the real estate and bank accounts of Ivanov and his relatives, imposing restrictions on the assets of the accused, his ex-wives and five children. Two more people appear in the corruption case, entrepreneur Sergei Borodin and co-founder of Olympsitistroy Alexander Fomin. They were also arrested by court order. Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov previously called for trusting only official information and focusing on official statements on the case of the Deputy Minister of Defense. Ivanov was appointed Deputy Minister of Defense in May 2016. He oversaw issues related to property management, troop quartering, housing and medical support for the Russian Armed Forces, construction, reconstruction and overhaul of Ministry of Defense facilities. He was in charge, among other things, of the restoration of Mariupol. Even more from regnum.ru The Moscow City Court recognized the arrest of Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov as legal The Moscow City Court recognized the arrest of Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov, accused of taking a bribe, as legal. The judge announced the corresponding decision. “ The decision to select a preventive measure is left unchanged, and the appeal is not satisfied,” the judge’s decision says. The court hearing was held behind closed doors. Ivanov himself took part in it via video link from the pre-trial detention center. As reported by IA Regnum, law enforcement officers detained Timur Ivanov on the evening of April 23. The next morning the court arrested him until June 23. The Deputy Minister of Defense was charged with receiving a bribe on an especially large scale. According to the investigation, Ivanov, having entered into a criminal conspiracy, received property benefits from contracting and subcontracting work for the needs of the military department. The Deputy Minister of Defense did not admit his guilt in committing the crime. At the same time, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow arrested the real estate and bank accounts of Ivanov and his relatives, imposing restrictions on the assets of the accused, his ex-wives and five children. Two more people appear in the corruption case. This is entrepreneur Sergei Borodin and co-founder of Olympsitistroy Alexander Fomin. They were also arrested by court order. Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov at a briefing on April 26 called for trusting only official information and focusing on official statements on the case of the Deputy Minister of Defense. Ivanov was appointed Deputy Minister of Defense in May 2016. He oversaw issues related to property management, troop quartering, housing and medical support for the Russian Armed Forces, construction, reconstruction and overhaul of Ministry of Defense facilities. He was in charge of the restoration of Mariupol. |
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