Russia's Investigative Committee said on August 6 that another former Defense Ministry official has been arrested on corruption charges amid an ongoing crackdown on defense officials. Vladimir Demchik, former chief of the ministry's property department, is suspected of accepting 4 million rubles ($46,900) as a bribe to secure ministry contracts with a private business in 2017. Several other top military and Defense Ministry officials have been arrested on corruption charges before and since President Vladimir Putin dismissed his longtime ally, Sergei Shoigu, as defense minister in mid-May. Former First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov took over for Shoigu. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Another Former Russian Defense Official Detained On Corruption Charges
Russia's Investigative Committee has detained several top military and Defense Ministry officials on corruption charges. (file photo)