Russian court sentences ex-governor to 22 years for murder

Three other people convicted of involvement in the murders alongside Furgal were handed prison terms ranging from nine and a half to 21 years.

Sergei Furgal (AP)

A Russian court has sentenced a former regional governor to 22 years in prison after finding him guilty of murder in a case that triggered massive protests two years ago.

Sergei Furgal was convicted of ordering the killing of two business competitors in 2004-2005, before he became the governor of Russia’s far eastern Khabarovsk region, as well as involvement in the botched attempt to kill another businessman.