The plot of the criminal case against the governor of the Khabarovsk Territory Sergey Furgal
The ex-governor of the Khabarovsk Territory, Sergei Furgal, accused of organizing the murders of entrepreneurs, declared his innocence to the crimes, about which a new criminal case was opened against him on the creation of a criminal group and fraud. This is reported by TASS with reference to the lawyer of the defendant Mikhail Karapetyan.
Furgal has not yet been charged with new charges.
“Sergey Ivanovich has repeatedly stated that he has nothing to do with either the new criminal case or the old one,” the lawyer said. “Acquaintance with the defendants in all these cases cannot speak of his guilt or involvement in the crimes incriminated to him, which we are going to prove in court.”
Also, the official representative of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation Svetlana Petrenko said that the agency has completed the investigation of the case against Furgal. It was sent to resolve the issue of further transfer to the court.
Furgal was detained last summer in Khabarovsk and transferred to Moscow, where the Basmanny Court arrested him. The politician is accused of involvement in the organization of murders and attempted murder of entrepreneurs committed by an organized criminal group in 2004-2005 in the Khabarovsk Territory and the Amur Region.
Earlier today it was reported that a new case was opened against Furgal related to the Amurstal plant.
In early October, it became known that the Moscow City Court left the ex-governor in jail until December 7.