MOSCOW: Alexei Ulyukayev, a former Russian economy minister who faces 10 years in prison on bribery charges, insisted on his innocence Thursday while asking Russians to forgive him for ignoring the injustices of Russia?s political system. Giving his final speech in court on Thursday, he reiterated his claim that the case was ?absurd? and a ?monstrous and cruel provocation?. A top cabinet member in Putin?s government, Ulyukayev is the highest-ranking official arrested during Vladimir Putin?s 18 years in power. He is accused of receiving a $2 million bribe from Igor Sechin, chief executive of the state oil giant Rosneft, who is considered the second most powerful man in Russia..
12-08-2017, 08:20 AM
Putin?s ex-minister, facing 10 years in jail, asks forgiveness
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