A Moscow court on December 27 issued an arrest warrant for Dmitry Dovgy, a former top official of the Investigative Committee and a former lawyer for Sergei Furgal, the imprisoned former governor of the Khabarovsk region. Dovgy, who currently resides in Israel, is accused of financial fraud. Furgal was sentenced to 22 years in prison in February after a jury convicted him of attempted murder and ordering two killings in 2004 and 2005, charges he has steadfastly denied. Furgal's arrest in 2020 sparked months-long mass protests in the Khabarovsk region's capital, Khabarovsk, and several other towns and cities in the region. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Moscow Court Issues Warrant For Imprisoned Khabarovsk Governor Furgal's Lawyer
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