Russian prosecutors seek 14.5-year sentence for former deputy defense minister

Russian prosecutors on Monday asked for a 14.5-year prison sentence for a former deputy defense minister jailed on bribery charges, according to Russian state news agency Interfax.
Timur Ivanov, 49, was arrested in April last year. He was charged with taking an especially large bribe of 1.185 billion rubles ($15.1 million) but maintains his innocence.

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