Former Khabarovsk Krai Governor Sergei Furgal was sentenced to 25 years in a maximum-security penal colony.

This term was set taking into account the verdict in the first case against Furgal.

Today, Moscow's Babushkinsky Court found the politician guilty of large-scale fraud, abuse of office, money laundering, organizing and participating in a criminal organization, and illegal entrepreneurial activity.

The remaining nine defendants in the "Furgal economic case" continue to have their sentences read out in the courtroom.

This is the second criminal case against the former governor of Khabarovsk Krai. Furgal was convicted in the first case in February 2023, receiving a 22-year sentence in a maximum-security penal colony for organizing the murders of entrepreneurs Yevgeny Zorya in 2004 and Oleg Bulatov in 2005, as well as the attempted murder of businessman Alexander Smolsky.

The second case was opened in 2023. The politician is accused of organizing a criminal organization and fraud related to the theft of assets from SME Bank and funds from the Amurstal company. The case lasted almost two years.

Furgal has been in custody since July 2020. Following his arrest, daily protests took place in Khabarovsk for several months, with participants demanding his release. Following this, the "I/WE Sergey Furgal" movement was designated an extremist organization.