Russian authorities have arrested another senior Defense Ministry official on charges of bribery, following the recent replacement of the defense minister in a Cabinet shake-up by President Vladimir Putin. The Investigative Committee, Russia's top law enforcement body, announced that Lt. Gen. Yury Kuznetsov, the chief of the ministry’s main personnel directorate, has been arrested on charges of bribery and is currently in custody pending investigation and trial.
Kuznetsov is accused of accepting an exceptionally large bribe, a charge that carries a maximum penalty of up to 15 years in prison. During the investigation, authorities conducted searches at Kuznetsov's home and other properties, where they seized gold coins, luxury items, and approximately 100 million rubles (just over $1 million) in cash.
