According to RIA Novosti, the protesters began to set up three tents and columns on the lawn, from which slogans in support of Furgal sounded.

“According to the employees, the protesters defiantly, even after warning from the special services, did not dismantle the tents.

I had to use force.

OMON officers detained 25 people: 20 men and five women, ”Ruslan Sokolov, press secretary of the city administration, told the agency.

The Khabarovsk mayor's office noted that "the demands of the protesters remain the same."

“We will remind that the holding of the actions is unauthorized, therefore, law enforcement agencies continue to take measures to ensure the safety of citizens and public order,” they said.

Earlier, the court arrested 3 million rubles ($ 10,000) belonging to Furgal and two cars - Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus.

The victims in the case of the former governor of the Khabarovsk Territory demanded to recover 1.5 billion rubles from him as compensation for moral damage.

The ex-official is accused of organizing the murders of entrepreneurs Yevgeny Zori, Oleg Bulatov and the attempted murder of Alexander Smolsky.