Russian deputy defense minister charged over $11 million bribe – lawyer

Timur Ivanov stands accused of receiving kickbacks from military subcontractors

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal lodged by the legal team of Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov, who is being held on bribery charges. The court refused to release him to house arrest, leaving him in pre-trial detention.

While Ivanov’s legal team insisted that he will not flee, investigators argued that he could try to escape the country...