A Russian military court has jailed a deputy head of logistics for the National Guard on bribery charges.
According to the Telegram channel Mash, Major General Mirza Mirzayev, 52, tried to extort a defense contractor supplying prefabricated building modules. He allegedly threatened to tear up the government’s 480-million-ruble ($4.9-million) contract with the company if it didn’t pay him a 140-million-ruble ($1.4-million) kickback. Meduza is not able to verify Mash’s report at this time.