Furgal said that the investigator demanded that he admit guilt, threatening to arrest his daughter and ex-wife
Former governor of the Khabarovsk Territory Sergei Furgal, at a meeting to extend the preventive measure, spoke about pressure from the investigation. “The senior investigator made it clear to me that if I do not admit guilt, my ex-wife and eldest daughter will be brought to criminal responsibility,” RBC quotes Furgal as saying. Meduza adds that, according to Furgal, pressure was exerted on him by Major General Yuri Burtovoy of the Investigative Committee, who is leading his case.