Russian general detained in suspected criminal prosecution

A Russian general in charge of personnel issues has been detained on suspicion of engaging in criminal activity, Tass news agency reported early on Tuesday, quoting a source in the security services.
News of the arrest of Lieutenant-General Yuri Kuznetsov was made public barely a day after President Vladimir Putin oversaw major changes in Russia’s defence establishment, including the dismissal and transfer of Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu.
The security source told Tass that Kuznetsov, head of the ministry’s body overseeing personnel issues, had been detained “on suspicion of criminal activity”.
“The investigation of the case is being conducted by the main military investigative body of Russia’s Investigative Committee,” the source told Tass, referring to Russia’s most important investigative institution.
“The investigator has already approached the court on selecting preventive conditions for the general in the form of upholding his detention.”