Russian minister detained after taking bribe, law enforcement agency says
by Pjotr Sauer from World news | The Guardian on (#6M9Z3)
Deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov, who has been sanctioned by US and EU, faces up to 15 years in jail
A well-connected Russian deputy defence minister has been charged with bribe-taking, in the highest-profile corruption scandal in the country in years, triggering speculation about a possible purge within Moscow's elites.
Timur Ivanov, 47, who was responsible for Russia's military infrastructure projects, was detained by the FSB services late on Tuesday evening at his work.
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