Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Monday, November 14, 2016

Russia detains economy minister for $2 mn bribe over Rosneft deal


by Maria Ogryzlo and Biodun Iginla, France24, Moscow


    © AFP/File | Russia's Economy Minister Alexey Ulyukayev, seen during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, in 2014

    MOSCOW - 
    Russia's Investigative Committee said on Tuesday that it had detained Economy Minister Alexey Ulyukayev on suspicion of taking a two-million-dollar bribe over a massive deal involving state-controlled oil giant Rosneft.
    The Investigative Committee said in a statement that Ulyukayev had been detained as part of a probe into large-scale bribe taking, claiming he received the money for allowing Rosneft to acquire a majority stake from the state in Russian oil company Bashneft in $5.2 billion deal last month.

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