Thousands of protesters gathered Monday for a third straight day of massive protests in Russia's far east against the jailing of a provincial governor accused of involvement in multiple murders. (AP Photo/Igor Volkov)MOSCOW Thousands of protesters gathered Monday for a third straight day of massive rallies in Russia's Far East against the jailing of a provincial governor accused of involvement in multiple murders. Sergei Furgal as a sham and denounced the federal authorities. Like the rest of his party, Furgal has never challenged federal government policy, but his unexpected victory in the gubernatorial election dealt a humiliating blow to the main Kremlin party, United Russia. Yuri Trutnev, Russian President Vladimir Putin's envoy for the Far East, who reportedly had a conflict with Furgal, visited Khabarovsk on Monday and met with regional officials.