Sergei Furgal, a former governor of Khabarovsk in Russia, was on Friday (February 10) sentenced to 22 years in prison for allegedly organising two murders. Speaking to the news agency AFP, a spokesperson for the Moscow Regional Court said that Furgal, 52, was sentenced for attempted murder and organising the killing of two businessmen in Russia's far east nearly 20 years ago.

Russia: Ex-Khabarovsk governor Sergei Furgal sentenced to 22 years in prison

Furgal, the Khabarovsk region governor, was arrested on July 9 and flown to Moscow where he was put in jail for two months.

Protests continue in Russia for the release of governor Sergei Furgal

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Russia: Ex-Khabarovsk governor Sergei Furgal sentenced to 22 years in prison

Protests continue in Russia for the release of governor Sergei Furgal