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- 1UN Urges Georgia Not to Extradite Furgal Associate to Russia▼UN Committee Demands Georgia Refrain from Extraditing Furgal Associate to Russia
A UN committee has called on Georgia not to extradite an associate of ex-governor Sergei Furgal to Russia, where he faces charges. Furgal, the former Khabarovsk governor arrested in 2020, is a figure whose supporters accuse Moscow of politically motivated prosecution. The request puts Tbilisi in a delicate position between an international human rights body and Russian extradition demands amid already strained bilateral relations.