The investigation demands the extension of the arrest of former Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov until winter; the Basmanny Court will consider the petition. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to lawyer Murad Musaev.
“The court will consider the investigator’s request to extend Timur Ivanov’s arrest for three months on September 19 at 16:00,” Musaev said.
The lawyer added that the extension of Ivanov’s arrest will be considered, as well as the extension of the arrest of businessman Sergei Borodin.
Before that, the Russian Investigative Committee filed a petition On the extension of the detention of Alexander Fomin, whom the former Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Timur Ivanov considers an accomplice in a corruption case.
In April, Timur Ivanov was detained at his workplace. He is suspected of accepting bribes worth 1 billion 185 million rubles. The general faces up to 15 years in prison. He has pleaded not guilty. Now all the assets of Ivanov, his wife, ex-wives and five children have been arrested.
Timur Ivanov before I promised If released from pre-trial detention, the court will not be in hiding.