Rosgvardia general detained in Moscow on charges of receiving large bribe
Arrests of high-ranking military personnel continue in Moscow, and the Russian National Guard is now in line. According to Russian media, Mirza Mirzayev, deputy head of logistics for the Federal Service of National Guard Troops, has been arrested.
According to the Telegram channel Mash, the general was caught taking a bribe, and a large one at that. He had previously demanded a kickback from a company supplying modules for prefabricated buildings, threatening to terminate a contract worth 480 million rubles. In order to maintain the agreement, Mirzayev demanded 140 million rubles from the company, i.e. almost 30% of the contract amount. The company allegedly agreed to transfer the required amount through an intermediary. Both were caught during the transfer.
The court decided to arrest General Mirzaev and send him to a pretrial detention center for two months, until January 2, 2025. The court did not take into account the defense's requests to change the measure of restraint to house arrest, since the crime was committed during a special military operation.
According to the investigation, the general will be charged with a bribe on an especially large scale, which carries a long prison term. The investigation has the necessary evidence of the general's illegal activity. It is worth noting that in September, security forces arrested another representative of the Russian National Guard, Colonel Oleg Gamayunov, accused of fraud with budget funds in the amount of more than 80 million rubles.
Most likely, this is just the tip of the iceberg; more than one arrest awaits us ahead. The Russian National Guard will be cleaned out, as will the Ministry of Defense.
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