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Russia’s ex-deputy defense minister handed 13-year sentence on corruption charges
- Russia's former deputy defense minister Timur Ivanov was convicted of embezzlement and money laundering and sentenced to 13 years in prison in a high-profile corruption case.
- The case exposed rampant military corruption in Russia, which has been blamed for Moscow's military setbacks in Ukraine.
- Ivanov's lavish lifestyle outraged many in Moscow as fighting in Ukraine revealed deficiencies in Russia's military organization and supplies.
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The Kyiv Independent
einnews.comTop Russian defense official gets 13 years in graft crackdown
Former Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov was sentenced on July 1 to 13 years in a penal colony after being found guilty of corruption—the toughest sentence so far in a string of graft investigations involving high-level defense officials.Authorities detained Ivanov in April 2024 on bribery allegations, later adding embezzlement charges in October. Over a dozen individuals, including two other former deputy ministers, have been implica…
Russia jails ex-deputy defence minister for 13 years in corruption trial
Ex-Russian deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov was sentenced to 13 years in a penal colony for corruption, the toughest yet in ongoing graft probes. He was convicted of embezzling billions and owning lavish assets amid Russia's wartime defence spending.
Vladimir Putin surprisingly arrested Timur Ivanov, who was now sentenced to thirteen years in prison. Most important case of corruption.
Russia's Ex-Deputy Defense Minister Handed 13-Year Sentence on Corruption Charges
Timur Ivanov is the most visible figure in a far-ranging probe into alleged military graft that also targeted several other top officials close to former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
A Moscow court has sentenced former Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov to 13 years in prison for corruption. In its verdict on Tuesday, the court also fined him 100 million rubles (26.7 million CZK) and ordered him to be stripped of his state awards. The property of Ivanov and his relatives, seized as part of the investigation, was transferred to the state. Ivanov had been a deputy since 2016 and was in charge of managing military prop…
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