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Putin vows to root out corruption

Moscow, Apr 25: Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his determination to carry on the Kremlin's fight against corruption, while justifying the ongoing probe into a case of suspected defence ministry fraud totalling about $433

IANS IANS Updated on: April 25, 2013 17:16 IST
putin vows to root out corruption
putin vows to root out corruption

Moscow, Apr 25: Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his determination to carry on the Kremlin's fight against corruption, while justifying the ongoing probe into a case of suspected defence ministry fraud totalling about $433 million.




Speaking at a live Q&A session with the Russian public Thursday, Putin said corruption on an everyday level was particularly pervasive in Russia and "presents a threat to society".

"We will fight against it no less stubbornly than against inflation. We will kill it off," he added.

The Transparency International global watchdog estimated the cost of corruption in Russia at $300 billion in 2012, placing Russia 133rd out of 174 countries in its Corruption Perceptions Index last year.

Putin also defended the investigation into a high-profile case of suspected fraud totalling over 13 billion rubles ($433 million) at the defence ministry.

He justified the probe into the case in which defence minister Anatoly Serdyukov was dismissed. Serdyukov has been questioned, but not charged, by investigators yet.
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