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Sergei Furgal was arrested on Thursday. On Friday, a Moscow court sentenced 50 governors to two months in prison for crimes they are accused of having committed 15 years ago.
Following this decision, a massive demonstration was held in Khabarovsk on Saturday, with an estimated attendance of 10,000 to 40,000 people.
Several hundred people staged a protest march in the city center to the local government headquarters on Sunday, the TASS news agency reported.
According to the local branch of supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navaln, some 2,000 people participated in the campaign. persons.
S. Furgal was elected Governor of Khabarovsk in 2018, by a large majority. His victory was a blow to the ruling United Russia party.
The former doctor was arrested a few days after two decades of rule, President Vladimir Putin triumphed in a referendum on constitutional reforms that could allow him to keep power in his hands until 2036.
The opposition, but the pro-Kremlin Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) leader S. Furgal, denies the allegations.
Saturday’s protests, with protesters chanting anti-Putin slogans for years, were unprecedented in almost all Russian cities except Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Local authorities condemned the “provocative slogans” on Sunday and asked people to demonstrate “common sense.” Authorities noted that due to the coronavirus pandemic, any massive event is prohibited.
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