MOSCOW, June 21 - RAPSI. Investigators have launched a criminal case against Interior Troops’ Medical Department head Yury Sabanin, detained on charges of accepting a $107,000 bribe, RIA Novosti reports.

“The criminal case has been opened for attempting to extort a large–scale bribe,” the Investigative Committee spokesman said.

Investigators maintain that in 2010, a businessman, whose company trades in medical equipment, won the bidding for the supply of mobile hospitals for the Troops of the Interior. After the bidding Sabanin requested an extra 3.5 percent of the 100 million ruble deal from the businessman for protection and prospects of winning further government contracts.

Sabanin was detained in a hospital on Wednesday as he accepted  the bribe.

It has been reported that he attempted to get rid of the caseload of money by throwing it out of the restroom window. He then simulated a heart attack, but the ambulance staff did not bear out his diagnosis.

A similar case against Former Chief Military Physician Alexander Belevitin and his deputy Alexi Nikitin is being reviewed by the court.

According to investigators, Belevitin and Nikitin accepted 7 million rubles ($238,000) in bribes to act as intermediaries in signing medical equipment supply contracts for the Defense Ministry worth over 187 million rubles ($5.75 million).

It is estimated that the equipment was purchased at inflated prices and caused the government losses of over 51 million rubles ($1.6 million).