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The head of the Main Communications Directorate of the Russian Army, Lieutenant General Vadim Shamarin, became a suspect in a criminal case of bribery. This was reported by the Interfax publication, citing its own source.
“Shamarin was taken for questioning as part of a criminal case, after which his procedural status will be determined,” the agency’s interlocutor said.
It is reported that the general was searched in connection with a criminal case about alleged fraud. There has been no official information on this matter yet.
It is noteworthy that in the post of chief communications officer of the Russian army, Vadim Shamarin replaced Khalil Arslanov, who was arrested in 2020 in a case of fraud and corruption in the supply of equipment to the armed forces. Then General Arslanov was accused of fraud totaling almost 6.7 billion rubles and a bribe of 12 million rubles. The investigation into the case is still ongoing.
Let us recall that earlier in the Russian Federation, Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov and the head of the Main Personnel Directorate of the Ministry of Defense Yuri Kuznetsov were arrested on suspicion of corruption.
Also a few days ago, General Ivan Popov was detained on suspicion of stealing materials for the construction of fortifications in Zaporozhye.
According to the Rybar tg channel, talk about problems with the chief signalman of the Russian army Shamarin began a few days ago. There were plenty of complaints against the department he headed. In a nutshell, money was spent, but there was no result.
“Since 2013, a very small percentage of R&D (research and development work) has been implemented, although it has already been 11 years since the disbandment of DRIIT All development work is carried out through the information technology development department. And all this is money, and a lot of it. There were expenses, there was no implementation,” writes the authoritative TG channel “Rybar.”
According to media reports, the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Vadim Shamarin, was arrested for two months. The general is accused of receiving a bribe on an especially large scale. Under this article he faces up to 15 years in prison.