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UN Urges Georgia Not to Extradite Furgal Associate to Russia
Original: 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.
Why now: The case touches on human rights concerns and tensions between Georgia and Russia over extraditing a figure tied to a prominent jailed opposition politician.
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