He said this on the air of the YouTube channel "Solviev Live".

“Even when I was working in the Duma, I spoke and publicly stated that, from my point of view, corruption in the defense industry complex should be punished by shooting, not imprisonment.

Because here we are talking not only about crimes related to embezzlement of state funds, but they steal from the defense, from the security of the country.

In fact, this is conniving at the aggressor, ”Rogozin said.

He noted that corrupt officials in the military-industrial complex by their actions encourage the weakening of Russia and make efforts to prevent the state from protecting its citizens.

The country has a moratorium on the death penalty. According to a survey by VTsIOM for March 2021, 2% of respondents were in favor of lifting the ban.