Lawyers for the ex-head of MENATEP met with their client for the first time after his transfer and found his condition much more satisfactory compared to what was observed in the pre-trial detention center. “This is due to the conditions of detention in the colony, where he can move freely,” said lawyer Evgeniy Baru. Of course, the concept of “freedom” in the zone is very relative. And Lebedev personally narrows his scope: the work he does in the colony consists of stringing barbed wire around the zone.