MOSCOW, March 22 (RAPSI) – Bribery charges have been brought against Governor of the Penza Region Ivan Belozertsev, the Russian Investigative Committee’s press service reports.

Moreover, corruption related charges have been laid against head of BIOTEC Group of Companies Boris Spiegel, his wife Eugenia Spiegel, Director of Pharmacia Company Anton Koloskov and two other men Gennady Markov and Fedor Fedotov. 

Investigators have filed a motion with court seeking the defendants’ detention.

According to the investigation, between January and September 2020, Belozertsev accepted through intermedia money and other values worth over 31 million rubles (over $400,000) in bribes from Spiegel, his spouse and Koloskov. In turn, the official allegedly promised to give BIOTEC Group of Companies the competitive gain in execution of state contracts for acceptance, quality and validity period tracking, storing and supplies of medical drugs and goods for the needs of health care institutions of the Penza Region.