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) criminal cases on organizing a criminal community and under an article on particularly large-scale fraud,” Interfax quotes Boris Kozhemyakin as saying.

The defense attorney explained that charges have not yet been brought in these cases.

“At the moment, we have filed a motion to dismiss the murder case due to the lack of corpus delicti and are awaiting a decision on it,” Kozhemyakin said.

Earlier, the appellate court ruled legal the extension of Furgalu's arrest.

In February, the UK filed a final indictment against Furgal.