(15 Nov 2016) A long-serving Russian minister arrived at a Moscow court on Tuesday after being detained over an alleged two (m) million bribe in an investigation of the most senior government official to face charges in years.
Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev was detained late on Monday after he allegedly received the bribe in a sting set by the FSB, the KGB's main successor agency, the Investigative Committee said in a statement on Tuesday.
The investigators said Ulyukayev took the bribe for giving the green light to state-controlled oil giant Rosneft to take part in bidding for another oil company.
He is the highest-ranking Russian official to have been arrested since the failed 1991 coup.
Ulyukayev has been formally charged with bribery for taking a bribe from Rosneft and threatening "to use his powers to put obstacles to the company's activities".
Ulyukayev, who held the post since 2013 and worked in the government since 2000, is a known liberal figure who has spoken against an increasing government presence in the Russian economy.
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