Tuleyev criticized protesters against coal mining in Kuzbass

The governor of the Kemerovo region Aman Tuleyev, playing today at the session of the local parliament, called the protesters against coal mining in the region "scumbags". According to him, "they pay a lot of money" for protests.

This is the first appearance of Tuleyev in public in six months. In the budget message, the governor spoke of the benefits of booty, as well as the fight against external and internal "enemies", Taiga.info reports . "We accept the budget in a difficult environment, you yourself see how the United States openly stated that it is necessary to create as many problems as possible in the election of the President of Russia," Tuleyev said.

The day before it became known that colleges and universities are forced to watch Tuleyev’s performance on a forced manner. According to the former teacher of Kemerovo State University, Nina Oblyunas, students and teachers do not oppose this because of the fear of being dismissed or expelled.

Tuleyev heads the Kemerovo region for 20 years. Since April 2017, he stopped appearing in public. It was reported that Tuleev underwent surgery on the spine. On June 20, the Flashsiberia agency, referring to the source surrounded by the head of the region, reported that Tuleyev turned to Putin with a request for early termination of powers.