Russian Deputy Protection Minister Timur Ivanov was arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes.
In response to the Russian Protection Ministry, an investigation into bribery by Timur Ivanov is ongoing.
Russian officers didn’t specify from whom the deputy protection minister took the bribe and the way a lot, however mentioned that the arrest implies that Timur Ivanov took a bribe of at the very least a million rubles, or about three million rupees.
The utmost punishment for this crime is fifteen years imprisonment. 48-year-old Timur Ivanov was appointed Deputy Minister of Protection on the presidential order in 2016.
He additionally supervised the development of the Army Building Complicated on this capability.
In response to Forbes journal, Timur is an knowledgeable on points associated to cybernetics and the nuclear trade and is among the richest folks amongst Russian safety officers.
Earlier than working on the Ministry of Protection, he was related to gas and power firms and the Moscow regional authorities.
