A court in Moscow has rejected the appeal of Sergei Furgal, the former governor of the Far Eastern Khabarovsk Krai region, against the extension of his pretrial detention after he was charged with attempted murder and ordering two killings in 2004-2005.
RFE/RL: Moscow court rejects jailed former governor’s appeal against detention extension
People carry a banner reading "Return Furgal for us", during an unauthorised rally in support of Sergei Furgal in the Russian far eastern city of Khabarovsk on August 8, 2020.
