Russia has charged two doctors in the 2009 death of imprisoned lawyer Sergei Magnitsky after he spent almost a year in a pre-trial detention center. A spokesman for the Investigative Committee said Friday it had established a direct link between Magnitsky’s death and the actions of the doctors in the prison. The chief physician at […]
Russia Charges Prison Doctors in Magnitsky’s Death
Posted August 12th, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Russian Prosecutors Reopen Criminal Probe in Magnitsky Case
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
Russian prosecutors have reopened a criminal investigation into imprisoned lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who died while in detention after claiming to have uncovered a multimillion-dollar tax fraud. Russia’s General Prosecutor’s office reopened the case Tuesday. No reason was given for the decision. Magnitsky, who worked for a U.S.-owned investment fund in Russia, accused Russian police officials […]
Report: Medvedev Orders FM to Draft Response to US Sanctions Over Magnitsky Case
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Russian news reports say President Dmitry Medvedev has instructed the Foreign Ministry to prepare a response to a move by the United States to impose visa restrictions against Russian officials believed to be responsible for the death of imprisoned lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. The Interfax news agency says Mr. Medvedev ordered the ministry to prepare similar […]
Russia Responds To U.S. Sanctions Over Magnitsky Case
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 3:00 pm (UTC-5)
(rewording graf 1) Russia’s Foreign Ministry has responded harshly to a move by the United States to impose visa restrictions against Russian officials believed to be responsible for the death of imprisoned lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. In a statement Wednesday, the ministry said it would not leave such unfriendly steps unanswered. It promised to take adequate […]
Russia Responds To U.S. Sanctions Over Magnitsky Case
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has responded harshly to plans by the United States to impose visa restrictions against Russian officials believed to be responsible for the death of imprisoned lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. In a statement Wednesday, the ministry said it would not leave such unfriendly steps unanswered. It promised to take adequate measures to protect the […]
Russia Launches Probe Against Jail Officials in Magnitsky Death
Posted July 18th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Russian investigators have launched a criminal probe into two prison officials for their suspected role in the 2009 death of a jailed lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky. The chief physician at Moscow’s Butyrskaya prison, Larisa Litvinova, and the prison’s deputy chief, Dmitry Kratov, are suspected of negligence in Magnitsky’s death. Magnitsky, who worked for a London-based investment […]
