Russia arrests senior Gazprom Neft manager on suspicion of receiving bribes

MOSCOW, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Russian police have detained a deputy head of oil major Gazprom Neft on suspicion of receiving bribes amounting to almost 30 million roubles ($390,000), a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Friday.

The spokeswoman, Irina Volk, said on Telegram that the alleged case dated back to 2020-2022, when the suspect worked as a director at a company called Gazprom Invest, part of Russia's largest natural gas producer Gazprom.

Neither Gazprom nor its oil arm Gazprom Neft replied to requests for comment. The ministry did not name the manager.

($1 = 77.1000 roubles)

(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Editing by Alison Williams)