A top Russian military official, Timur Ivanov, was arrested on suspicion of accepting a bribe and has been sent to pre-trial detention in Moscow. Ivanov, one of Russia's deputy defense ministers, was arrested for allegedly taking an especially large bribe, a criminal offense punishable by up to 15 years in prison.
According to court officials, Ivanov is suspected of conspiring with third parties to receive a bribe related to contracting and subcontracting work for the Ministry of Defense. An acquaintance of Ivanov's, Sergei Borodin, was also arrested on the same charges and ordered into pre-trial detention.
