Sergei Furgal, former governor of the Khabarovsk region along the border with China stands in a cage prior to a court session at Moscow Regional Court in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. The Russian authorities requested a lengthy prison term for a former regional governor who is standing trial on murder charges and whose arrest two years ago prompted weeks-long mass protests. A jury panel earlier this month found Furgal guilty on all counts. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Sergei Furgal, former governor of the Khabarovsk region along the border with China stands in a cage prior to a court session at Moscow Regional Court in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. The Russian authorities requested a lengthy prison term for a former regional governor who is standing trial on murder charges and whose arrest two years ago prompted weeks-long mass protests. A jury panel earlier this month found Furgal guilty on all counts. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Sergei Furgal, former governor of the Khabarovsk region along the border with China stands in a cage prior to a court session at Moscow Regional Court in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. The Russian authorities requested a lengthy prison term for a former regional governor who is standing trial on murder charges and whose arrest two years ago prompted weeks-long mass protests. A jury panel earlier this month found Furgal guilty on all counts. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Sergei Furgal, former governor of the Khabarovsk region along the border with China stands in a cage prior to a court session in the courtroom of The Moscow Regional Court in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. The Russian authorities on Wednesday requested a lengthy prison term for a former regional governor who is standing trial on murder charges and whose arrest two years ago prompted weeks-long mass protests. A jury panel earlier this month found Furgal guilty on all counts. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Sergei Furgal, former governor of the Khabarovsk region along the border with China stands in a cage prior to a court session in the courtroom of The Moscow Regional Court in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. The Russian authorities on Wednesday requested a lengthy prison term for a former regional governor who is standing trial on murder charges and whose arrest two years ago prompted weeks-long mass protests. A jury panel earlier this month found Furgal guilty on all counts. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Sergei Furgal, former governor of the Khabarovsk region along the border with China stands in a cage prior to a court session in the courtroom of The Moscow Regional Court in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. The Russian authorities on Wednesday requested a lengthy prison term for the former regional governor who is standing trial on murder charges and whose arrest two years ago prompted weeks-long mass protests. A jury panel earlier this month found Furgal guilty on all counts. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)