<p>Moscow: Former Russian deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov was found guilty of corruption on Tuesday and sentenced to 13 years in prison.</p><p>Ivanov was arrested in April 2024 on suspicion of taking bribes, and investigators added new embezzlement charges in October.</p><p>His case is part of the biggest slew of corruption scandals to hit the Russian defence establishment in years. More than a dozen people, including two other former deputy ministers, have been arrested in a series of investigations.</p><p>Ivanov, who had pleaded not guilty, was also stripped of all his state awards. His lawyer said he would appeal.</p><p>State media reported that the total sum alleged to have been embezzled by Ivanov and others was 4.1 billion roubles ($48.8 million), mostly in the form of bank transfers to two foreign accounts.</p>.Russia to try jailed Kremlin critic Navalny for slander amid EU talks.<p>The trial took place behind closed doors on grounds of state secrecy. A former subordinate of Ivanov, Anton Filatov, was sentenced to 12-1/2 years.</p><p>Russian media said Ivanov and his wife owned a luxury apartment in central Moscow, a three-storey English-style mansion on the outskirts of the capital and an extensive collection of classic cars including a Bentley and an Aston Martin.</p><p>Ivanov's arrest last year was celebrated by Russia's "Z-bloggers", an influential group of war correspondents and analysts who support Moscow's invasion of Ukraine but argue that front-line troops have been let down by the military top brass, whom they have frequently portrayed as incompetent, out-of-touch and corrupt.</p>
<p>Moscow: Former Russian deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov was found guilty of corruption on Tuesday and sentenced to 13 years in prison.</p><p>Ivanov was arrested in April 2024 on suspicion of taking bribes, and investigators added new embezzlement charges in October.</p><p>His case is part of the biggest slew of corruption scandals to hit the Russian defence establishment in years. More than a dozen people, including two other former deputy ministers, have been arrested in a series of investigations.</p><p>Ivanov, who had pleaded not guilty, was also stripped of all his state awards. His lawyer said he would appeal.</p><p>State media reported that the total sum alleged to have been embezzled by Ivanov and others was 4.1 billion roubles ($48.8 million), mostly in the form of bank transfers to two foreign accounts.</p>.Russia to try jailed Kremlin critic Navalny for slander amid EU talks.<p>The trial took place behind closed doors on grounds of state secrecy. A former subordinate of Ivanov, Anton Filatov, was sentenced to 12-1/2 years.</p><p>Russian media said Ivanov and his wife owned a luxury apartment in central Moscow, a three-storey English-style mansion on the outskirts of the capital and an extensive collection of classic cars including a Bentley and an Aston Martin.</p><p>Ivanov's arrest last year was celebrated by Russia's "Z-bloggers", an influential group of war correspondents and analysts who support Moscow's invasion of Ukraine but argue that front-line troops have been let down by the military top brass, whom they have frequently portrayed as incompetent, out-of-touch and corrupt.</p>