Russian Economy Minister accused of bribery pleads not guilty, declines to testify

Russia's economic development minister detained on Monday over suspicions of accepting a bribe has denied accusations and refused to testify in court. Investigators accuse him of receiving a $2mln US dollar kick-back for endorsing a merger deal involving two government-owned oil companies. Mr.Ulyukayev became the highest-ranking official to face prosecution since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union. Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.
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