“A number of participants in the criminal case announced threats to their lives,” TASS quoted him as saying.
In this regard, he noted, the investigation asks to consider the petition for the arrest of Furgal in a closed court session in order to ensure the safety of the accused himself.
Earlier Furgala was brought to the Basmanny court.
On July 9, the Khabarovsk governor was charged in the murder case.
The investigation believes that he was involved in the organization of murders and attempted murders of entrepreneurs in 2004-2005.