Major General Mirza Mirzayev was formally charged with extortion after allegedly demanding a bribe of 140 million rubles from a modular building supplier, highlighting ongoing corruption issues within Russia's military ranks.
The arrest of Mirzayev and the denials of house arrest signify a serious crackdown on military graft, which has already implicated several high-ranking officials of the National Guard.
Pretrial detention until January 2, 2025, was demanded by the court, emphasizing the severity of the allegations against Mirzayev and the potential for significant systemic corruption within the National Guard.
Mirzayev's case is part of a larger trend, following the detention of other high-ranking officials like Colonel Oleg Gamayunov, which indicates a worrying environment of fraud and corruption in Russia's military structure.
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