International Legal Alliance Calls upon Russian President to Prosecute Officials Involved in Sergei Magnitsky’s Torture and Murder in Custody

7,7000 lawyers from 147 law firms from 81 countries have appealed to Russian President Medvedev, himself a lawyer, calling to bring to justice the torturers of 37-year old anti-corruption lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. TAGLaw, a leading international legal alliance, said that the lack of investigation by the Russian State of Interior Ministry officers responsible for Magnitsky’s false arrest and systematic torture and murder in custody is becoming a deterrent to inward investment and poses threats for professionals and businesses in Russia. It has also pledged to monitor the safety of Magnitsky’s colleagues.

“On behalf of our worldwide organisation, and with the unanimous support of our international Advisory Board, we write to express our shock and outrage at the role of Russian officials in the death of Sergei Magnitsky and the abject lack of adequate investigation into and imposition of sanctions against those responsible for Sergei’s death,” said TAGLaw President Robert Sattin and TAGLaw Chairman Peter Appleton Jones in their letter to President Medvedev dated July 16.

TAGLaw, one of the largest international networks of law firms, warned that the continuing impunity of complicit officials shows “the almost total lack of legal protection and the absence of effective restraints on government officials, who are free to act to the detriment of investors and their Russian investments”.

The letter warns that the actions of the Russian State in Magnitsky’s case “will be taken note of by all who consider and are being advised about inward investment in Russia.”

TAGLaw has also pledged to remain vigilant in monitoring the safety of Sergei Magnitsky’s colleagues, including US lawyer Jamison Firestone, and other Russian staff at Firestone Duncan law firm.

This appeal from the US-based legal alliance to Russian President comes two weeks after Russian President’s trip to the US where he promoted investment to Russia. It also echoes the public demand by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that “justice be delivered” in Magnitsky’s case made during the Civil Summit in Washington at the end of June.

Messer Sattin and Jones from TAGLaw say: “We view this matter to be of sufficient gravity as a matter of law and human rights and of sufficient concern to the world community.” Copies of the TAGLaw letter to President Medvedev have been sent to the United Nations and the US Congress.

This latest appeal from one of the leading international legal networks will have implications for investments to Russia, as the first advice issued to Western firms to consider the risk to the safety of personnel and the lack of laws to protect from abuse by officials.

Similar appeals to President Medvedev calling for the prosecution of officers involved in false arrest and torture of Sergei Magnitsky have been issued earlier by the International Bar Association and the UK Law Society who have received no response to date.

For more information, please contact:

TAGLaw
Jennifer Allen, Executive Director
Phone: +1 727-895-3720
Website: http://www.taglaw.com/
Text of letter: http://www.taglaw.com/files/TAGLaw%20Announcements/LetterToMedvedev.pdf

One of the leading legal networks in the world, TAGLaw® was founded in 1998 and is based in the US. It is a global alliance of 147 law firms from 81 countries. Its 7700 lawyers work out of more than 300 offices all over the world. TAGLaw ranks among the largest legal networks in the world and comprises high-quality, independent law firms. payday loan buy over the counter medicines https://www.zp-pdl.com https://zp-pdl.com hairy girls