Russia’s Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev, charged by the Investigative Committee with bribe-taking, is escorted before a hearing at the Basmanny district court in Moscow on November 15, 2016/AFPMOSCOW, Russian Federation, Nov 15 – Russian Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev was sacked Tuesday and put under house arrest on suspicion of pocketing a two-million-dollar bribe in a deal involving state-controlled oil giant Rosneft.
Ulyukayev is the highest ranking official detained over suspected corruption since President Vladimir Putin took power in 2000, and his arrest unleashed speculation as to whether the probe was linked to an internal power struggle.
News agencies quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry …read more
Source: Capital News
