The Kremlin ranks in its ranks. Russia's deputy defense minister has been arrested on corruption charges, Russia's intelligence agency announced Tuesday.
Timur Vadimovich Ivanov “is suspected of having committed a crime under Section 290 of Article 6 of the Criminal Code (bribery),” the group said in a telegram. Depending on the particulars of the offence, the punishment is a heavy fine or imprisonment for more than ten years.
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Timur Ivanov is subject to EU sanctions as a senior Defense Ministry official responsible for the construction of military installations.
The anti-corruption foundation created by late opposition leader Alexei Navalny published an investigation into the deputy minister in 2022. According to it, the official profited from overseeing construction projects in Mariupol, Ukraine. Moscow after months of siege. An investigation into an organization banned in Russia for “extremism” also showed the minister had divorced his wife to avoid EU sanctions.
“Today is a good day,” replied Maria Pevcik, head of investigations at the foundation, on social networks. Like most opposition figures, he was forced into exile by the Kremlin's crackdown. Most of Russia's enemies are behind bars. Main opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who had galvanized people by denouncing corruption under Vladimir Putin, died in prison in mid-February.
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