A Russian deputy defence minister appears in court on bribery charges

Timur Ivanov is accused of accepting a massive bribe when he was one of Russia's 12 deputy defence ministers.

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00:00 A top Russian military official has appeared in a Moscow court after being charged with

00:09 taking an especially large bribe.

00:12 Timur Ivanov was one of Russia's 12 deputy defence ministers but now faces up to 15 years

00:19 in prison.

00:21 After the invasion of Ukraine, Ivanov was put in charge of the reconstruction project

00:26 of occupied Mariupol.

00:28 Russia's Anti-Corruption Foundation, which was led by the late opposition leader Alexei

00:33 Navalny, alleged in 2022 that Ivanov and his wife led a luxurious lifestyle and travelled

00:40 to Europe while Russia was bombing Ukrainian cities.

00:46 Investigators told the court that Ivanov conspired with third parties to receive a bribe during

00:52 contracting and subcontracting work for the Ministry of Defence.

00:58 (whooshing)