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Prosecutors seek 23-year prison sentence in contract killing case against former Khabarovsk governor

Source: TASS

Prosecutors have requested a 23-year prison sentence for former Khabarovsk Governor Sergey Furgal, Russian state media reported on Wednesday.

Last week, a Moscow jury convicted former Khabarovsk Governor Sergey Furgal of ordering allegedly business-related contract killings, a crime punishable by up to life in prison.

Furgal’s sentence will be announced on February 10.

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