Ulyukaev spoke about work in the colony library and a circle for convicts

The ex-minister, who is serving a term for a bribe, continues to work in the library. He also lectures prisoners in economics and prepares them for release - giving advice on mortgages, loans, savings,

Ex-Minister of Economic Development Aleksey Ulyukaev, sentenced to eight years for bribery, continues to work in the colony's library and also lectures on economics. He announced this in a response letter to RT correspondent Konstantin Pridybailo.

“I still work in the library, trying to help people find good, useful, educational books so that these years are not wasted for them, so that they learn, learn what can be useful in their lives,” said the former head of the Ministry of Economy.

For the same purpose, he leads an economic circle. According to Ulyukaev, in this way he is trying to give “a semblance of a systematic economic education”, as well as answers to current questions of prisoners, to prepare them for leaving the colony.

Ulyukaev in verses from the colony mentioned life "before and after the term" Society

The former minister noted that people are most often interested in mortgages, consumer loans, reliable ways to save money, labor legislation, and entrepreneurship.

In addition, Ulyukaev said that while in prison, he was vaccinated against COVID-19 . He did it one of the first back in February. In IK-1 of the Tver region, where he is serving his sentence, quarantine measures are also being introduced - social distancing, mask regime.

The lawyer reported on the literary activities of Ulyukaev in the colony Society

Earlier, the deputy head of the Federal Penitentiary Service Valery Maksimenko and Ulyukaev himself spoke about working in the library in the colony. The ex-minister also reported that he practices yoga to maintain physical health and misses his relatives very much.

Ulyukaev was detained in 2016. In December 2017, he was found guilty of taking a bribe, as part of a special operation, $ 2 million in a bag was handed over to him by Rosneft President Igor Sechin, after which the official was immediately detained. The former head of the Ministry of Economy denied his guilt and stated that he was the victim of a provocation. In 2018, he paid 130 million rubles. fine.