“I visited the ex-governor in a special prison inside the Matrosskaya Tishina (SIZO No. 1), he does not complain about the conditions of detention. Currently, he was given a Bible and Gospel, which he reads in the cell, ”he said.

Earlier, the Basmanny Court of Moscow arrested Konkov, suspected of involvement in the theft of about 700 million rubles.

Within a week, the ex-official should be formally charged; he is charged with part 4 of article 160 of the Russian Criminal Code (“Assignment or embezzlement”).