INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A Russian court has granted early release to former economic development minister Alexei Ulyukayev after less than five years in jail,
Russian news agencies reported Friday.Ulyukayev was found guilty of bribery in December 2017 and sentenced to eight years in prison in a
high-profile criminal case that rocked the political elite
The ex-minister was accused of soliciting a $2 million bribe in a suitcase from Igor Sechin, the influential head of state-owned oil giant
an unnamed source as saying late Thursday
from public service as part of the conditions of his conviction, according to newspaper Kommersant.Ulyukayev was the first serving minister
to be put on trial in recent Russian history.While maintaining he was innocent of the charages against him, Ulyukayev told the court in 2017
long-serving official, Ulyukayev was economic development minister between 2013 and November 2016, when he was detained in a sting operation
