TASS: Shoigu ordered Deputy Minister Ivanov removed from office
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, by his order, removed from his post the deputy head of the department, Timur Ivanov, who had previously been arrested and placed in a pre-trial detention center. This is reported by TASS with reference to the source.
“By order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Timur Ivanov was removed from the position of the federal state civil service “Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation”,” the agency’s interlocutor clarified.
There has been no official statement from the Ministry of Defense at this time.
Timur Ivanov was detained by law enforcement officers on the evening of April 23 at his workplace. He was charged under Article 290 (“Receiving a bribe on an especially large scale”) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, and the official was placed in a pre-trial detention center.
#Shoigu #order #removed #arrested #Deputy #Minister #Defense #office