According to the Investigative Committee, Timur Vadimovich Ivanov is suspected of accepting a bribe, an offense punishable by a large fine or a prison term of more than ten years, depending on the details of the crime.
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“ The Deputy Minister of Defense of the Federation of Russia Timur Vadimovich Ivanov was arrested on suspicion of committing a crime under section 6 of article 290 of the Criminal Code “, said the Committee on Telegram.
Considered one of the richest senior officials in Russia, Timur Ivanov is called by evil tongues the “purse” of Sergei Choigou. He was one of the most important members of the Defense Minister’s team, considered one of his close friends but also one of the richest within the security apparatus, according to Forbes magazine.
Responsible for major construction projects of the ministry such as the cathedral of the armed forces in Patriot Park or the large military amusement park near Moscow, he is the subject of sanctions from theEuropean Union.
After the invasion ofUkraine, he was in charge of the reconstruction project of occupied Mariupol. According to an investigation by Alexei Navalny’s anti-corruption foundation, he would have derived personal benefits from it. The late opponent’s team also discovered that Timur Ivanov had, in the past, regularly stayed in Saint-Tropez where he traveled with his family in a Rolls-Royce.
He also owns numerous real estate assets estimated at more than a billion dollars, the construction and maintenance of which were paid for, according to FBK, by contractors from the Ministry of Defense.
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, Ukrainska Pravda published the photo of his ex-wife on vacation in Courchevel. As for his alleged current wife, Navalny’s organization claims she traveled to Europe last year and even bought a piece of art from an Italian gallery.