Russian deputy defense minister's detention appeal denied

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A Russian court on Wednesday (May 8) rejected an appeal by deputy defense minister Timur Ivanov against his pre-trial detention in a bribery case in which his lawyer said he denies taking kickbacks worth about a billion roubles ($10.9 million). Ivanov's lawyer Murad Musayev described the reasonings for the appeals denial as ''absolutely unacceptable''.

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