“During the investigation, the chronology and circumstances related to the prosecution of Furgal in 2004 were restored. So, the investigation became aware that after the murder of businessman Eugene Zori at the initial stage of his investigation, Furgal and his business partner Nikolai Mistryukov were detained as suspects of this crime, ”the press service of the UK said.
It is noted that the detention was justified by the testimony of witnesses and other materials of the investigation about their involvement in the death of the entrepreneur.
It is specified that after two days, both were released, and the criminal prosecution against them was terminated due to lack of sufficient evidence.
“The data collected by the Investigative Committee indicate that at that time a large businessman and deputy Furgal had a serious influence on individual high-ranking police officers. Those, in turn, informed him of the preliminary investigation, which allowed taking measures to conceal his involvement in criminal activities, ”the UK said.
July 20, Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed the arrested governor of the Khabarovsk Territory Sergei Furgal in connection with the loss of confidence. In early July, Furgal was detained as part of an investigation into the organization of the murders of businessmen in 2004-2005.