A man holds poster reading “Putinizm ” during an unsanctioned protest in support of Sergei Furgal, the governor of the Khabarovsk region, who was interrogated and ordered held in jail for two months, in Khabarovsk, 6100 kilometers (3800 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, July 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Igor Volkov)
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UPDATED 12:00 PM PT – Saturday, August 15, 2020
Around 2,000 people in eastern Russia rallied on Saturday against the arrest of a local governor as part of ongoing demonstrations in the region. According to reports, the protest marked the sixth consecutive weekend of demonstrations against the arrest of Sergei Furgal.
People hold various posters supporting Khabarovsk region’s governor Sergei Furgal, during an unsanctioned protest in support of Sergei Furgal, the governor of the Khabarovsk region, who was interrogated and ordered held in jail for two months, in Khabarovsk, 6100 kilometers (3800 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, July 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Igor Volkov)
Furgal was taken into custody at the beginning of July over murder charges, which his supporters believe are politically motivated.
Supporters claimed he was removed from office after defeating an ally of President Vladimir Putin in 2018.
“We want Sergei Ivanovich Furgal to be freed. Our governor we voted for, who is now in Lefortovo (Detention Center) probably being tortured. …We believe that he did not kill anybody, did not order to kill anybody. Those murders, it is doings of criminals. Sergei Ivanovich has nothing to do with it.” – Unnamed protester
Protesters also voiced support for demonstrations against the disputed presidential vote in neighboring Belarus.
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