The investigation believes that Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov may flee to the EU if released. This was stated by Ivanov’s lawyer, Murad Musaev. RIA News.
He said in a meeting with a serious face that it was unacceptable to talk like that about a person who is on the sanctions list of both Europe and America.
Musaev also said that Ivanov’s defenders were still unable to visit him in Lefortovo.
May 8 Moscow City Court left He is in the Ivanovo pre-trial detention centre. The court hearing was held behind closed doors. Lawyers of the Deputy Minister of Defense brought He presented four packages of his awards to the court.
It was stated that it was Timur Ivanov. imputed about 1 billion rubles in bribes.
April 24 Moscow Basmanny District Court arrested Until June 23, 2024, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Timur Ivanov and his friend Sergei Borodin are under criminal proceedings for accepting bribes on an especially large scale. The investigation believes that Ivanov conspired with third parties to receive a large bribe in the form of the provision of services of a property nature during contracting and subcontracting work for the needs of the Ministry of Defense.
Previously reportedIt was stated that the defense would object to the decision to arrest Ivanov.
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