Ulyukayev in prison writes poetry and practices yoga MOSCOW, 12 APR — RIA Novosti. Former Minister of economic development of Russia Alexei Ulyukayev, sentenced to eight years in prison for taking bribes, wrote in prison new poems and continues to do yoga, reported RIA Novosti his lawyer Darejan, Queeze. “Everything about him is good, will see now. Poems were written, Yes. And in sports, he brought a Mat for yoga,” said the lawyer, noting that the speaker did not complain. Today the Moscow city court should consider the appeal on the sentence to former Minister, in which lawyers insist on innocence of the speaker and asked to cancel the verdict. Ulyukayev was sentenced to eight years of penal colony for bribe reception in 2 million dollars from the head of “Rosneft” Igor Sechin. Additionally, 61-year-old Ulyukayev was sentenced to a fine of 130 million rubles and eight-year ban to work