Aleksandr Drymanov resigned in June from his post as the chief of the Moscow Main Investigative Department.
General Aleksandr Drymanov, who faces a criminal investigation on allegations of bribe taking, was reportedly arrested by the Federal Security Service (FSB) at his Moscow apartment late on July 16.
Interfax reports that he was detained "in a case of accepting bribes by high-ranking officials in exchange for freeing" a notorious criminal.
Drymanov's lawyer, Aleksandr Karabanov, was quoted as saying Drymanov was being questioned by the FSB at Moscow's high-security Lefortovo jail.
Drymanov resigned in June from his post as the chief of the Moscow Main Investigative Department.
Drymanov has denied any wrongdoing, saying that he was "ready for the court battle."
Comment: Russia just doesn't seem to know what it's doing. If they were just to follow the American democratic model they would know that you don't arrest officials for ties to the mob. It's called a strategic partnership, one that has been very profitable in the U.S. for generations now. Just ask the CIA and FBI.