"Of the 10,879 officials who committed corruption-related crimes, 17.4% were persons who held positions in law enforcement (law enforcement) agencies (1897)," TASS reports.
Another 12.3% are officials in the system of the Russian Ministry of Defense, 8.9% - in executive bodies of all levels and 0.6% - in legislative bodies of all levels.
The largest increase (by 30.1%) among those who committed corruption-related crimes in 2020 was noted among officials of the Ministry of Defense.
In February, the chairman of the Supreme Court of Russia, Vyacheslav Lebedev, said that in 2020 7.5 thousand people were convicted of corruption crimes.