Russian Deputy Defense Minister Detained on Bribery Charge

Storyful

24 April 2024 at 9:50 am

Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov was “sent to a pretrial detention center” on Wednesday, April 24, after he was arrested on suspicion of accepting a bribe.

Ivanov was charged with “receiving a bribe on an especially large scale,” according to the Moscow Courts service.

At Basmanny District Court of Moscow on Wednesday, it was decided Ivanov would be sent to a pretrial detention center, where he would remain until June 23.

This footage shows Ivanov in military uniform during his court appearance.

He could face up to 15 years in prison and a fine of up to 70 times the amount of the bribe he allegedly received, according to the Russian news agency Interfax.

Ivanov was arrested at his workplace on Tuesday, April 23, according to TASS.

Ivanov was listed as an “individual involved in corruption” by the Anti-Corruption Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by the late Alexei Navalny. Credit: Moscow Courts via Storyful

Video transcript

The, the, the, the.

CNN
An Indian woman accused her husband of forcing her to have ‘unnatural sex.’ A judge said that’s not a crime in marriage
An Indian judge has dismissed a woman’s complaint that her husband committed “unnatural sex,” because under Indian law it’s not illegal for a husband to force his wife to engage in sexual acts.
The Bolton News
Bolton man fined after taking part in 'outdated cruelty' 150 miles from home
A Bolton man has been fined after participating in 'outdated cruelty' 150 miles from home.
Liverpool Echo
Dad said his 10-year prison sentence was 'the worst' but now he's serving 21 years
EncroChat user 'SmartRoyal' was identified after saving man's life and from stag do pictures
Bristol Live
Aldi shoppers discover what 'e' symbol on products really means
Aldi customers have been left fuming after discovering what the 'e' symbol on their food products really means, with many fearing they have been overcharged
News Shopper
MOST WANTED in London by Crimestoppers including 'cheese thief' and 'axe man'
Crimestoppers has named some of the UK's most wanted men who could be in London.
Birmingham Live
80-year-old woman broke her hip after neighbour slapped her in 'egg' row
Samir Soloman has been jailed for 16 months after attacking his 80-year-old neighbour
The Telegraph
Boyfriend of woman found dead in £4m mansion wants more Airbnb checks
The boyfriend of a woman found dead at a £4 million mansion she planned to let to the suspect on Airbnb, has said the site must strengthen identity checks.
Birmingham Live
Small Heath shop 'causing significant distress' shut down by police after court order
The owners of the now-closed Hayat Convenience Store were also fined £2,400
Manchester Evening News
Thug stabbed cyclist over stolen bike as he lay defenceless on the ground
Reece Lowndes has been jailed
Liverpool Echo
Man started carrying 'gun' in his trousers after being kneecapped by teen
Michael Costello was shot with pistol outside convenience store by 16-year-old gunman Joel Harvey
The Telegraph
Captain jailed for jumping overboard during fire leaving 34 to die trapped below deck
The captain of a California dive boat who jumped overboard rather than put out a fire that killed 34 people has been jailed.
HuffPost
Ex-Prosecutor Spots 'Breathtaking' Trial Admission That Could Haunt Donald Trump
"It actually undercuts one of the defense assertions that they’re trying to use to wiggle out of Trump’s criminal responsibility for this," said Glenn Kirschner.
The Telegraph
Single-sex lavatories to be compulsory in restaurants, bars and offices under new laws
Single-sex lavatories will become a legal requirement for all new restaurants, bars, offices and shopping centres, the Government has announced.
Sky News
Four men arrested after £40m cocaine haul found in van in East Yorkshire village pub car park
Four men have been arrested after half a tonne of cocaine worth £40m was found in a van in the car park of a village pub. The National Crime Agency said the drugs are believed to have been brought to shore in a rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) after being transferred from a larger vessel off the Hull coast. Officers found the RHIB abandoned at Easington Beach, around 18 miles from the Stags Head Inn in Lelley, East Yorkshire, where around 500kg of cocaine was discovered in the back of a Vauxhall Vivaro in the pub's car park.
AFP
No place to pray for Muslim workers in Italian city
It's Friday prayers in the northeastern Italian city of Monfalcone, and hundreds of men are on their knees in a concrete parking lot, their heads bowed to the ground. "It's not like we came here to see the beautiful city of Monfalcone," jokes Haq.
Manchester Evening News
Widow, 79, scammed out of £250k after WhatsApp dating 'with Mamma Mia! actor'
Elizabeth Ferguson turned to online dating to lift herself out of loneliness
Sky News
Bushmills: Man nailed to fence and vans set on fire in 'sinister' midnight attack
A man has been nailed to a fence in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, leaving him with potentially life-changing injuries. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) were called to reports of a serious assault in the Bushmills area in the early hours of Sunday. Shortly after midnight they discovered a man in his 20s with nails through each hand, attached to a fence.
The Telegraph
Prolific shoplifter who returned to same store four times in one day is jailed
A prolific shoplifter who returned to the same shop four times in one day has been jailed after committing 71 offences in an eight-month spree.
Liverpool Echo
Paedophile's 'high sex drive' leaves him sobbing in dock of crown court
'Isolated' pervert amassed sickening collection of hundreds of indecent images of children
The Telegraph
Why I will join Queers for Palestine in turning Eurovision off this year
Lefties are boycotting this weekend’s Eurovision Song Contest, and so am I – though for subtly different reasons. The protesters are turning off because they say it elevates Israel, giving primetime to the “racist” state, even as it commits “genocide” in Gaza. I just think the whole show is pants.

Video transcript

Latest stories