Russian protesters slam governor’s murder charge

Protesters are rallying again in southeast Russia in support of a popular regional governor who has been arrested for murder, citing political charges.

Protesters are rallying again in southeast Russia, in support of a popular regional governor who has been arrested for murder.

They say the charges are political, because Sergey Furgal won his seat in Khabarovsk from the governing United Russia party in 2018.

Al Jazeera’s Alexi O’Brien reports.