Mishustin promises to speak to Khabarovsk Reg acting head soon

MOSCOW, Jul 22 (PRIME) -- Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Wednesday he will soon have a phone conversation with the Khabarovsk Region’s acting Governor Mikhail Degtyaryov.

“I promise you I will call him soon, and we will agree on the necessary support measures,” he said.

The region’s ex-governor Sergei Furgal was detained in early July and charged with involvement in the activities of a local criminal group and organizing murders in the 2000s. The Basmanny Court of Moscow arrested him for two months. On Monday, President Vladimir Putin dismissed Furgal due to the loss of confidence and appointed Degtyaryov acting head of the region.

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