29 January 2003 19:06
RUSSIA: DEFENSE MINISTRY OFFICIAL ARRESTED IN BRIBERY CASE
An unidentified Defense Ministry official was arrested on 23 January in his office in Vladivostok on suspicion of
accepting a large bribe, lenta.ru reported on 29 January, citing the press office of the military prosecutor. The
arrested officer is a senior specialist in the ministry's resource-management department, and he was reportedly
arrested in the act of accepting $5,000 in cash, an amount which was reportedly only a fraction of the total bribe that
he is accused of accepting. The military prosecutor of the Pacific Fleet, Major General Valerii Suchkov, is overseeing
the investigation. RC Copyright (c) 2003. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio
Liberty
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