Alexei Navalny vs. Vladlen Stepanov
Anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny has lost a defamation lawsuit filed by Vladlen Stepanov, whom Navalny had implicated in the death of Hermitage Capital lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. This is very good news — not that Navalny lost, of course, but that the lawsuit publicized some very important information. But let’s first look at what we knew before the lawsuit.
We knew that there was a greenmailer, Hermitage Capital founder William Browder, who had a falling out with the Russian authorities. We know that in June 2007 Interior Ministry officer Artyom Kuznetsov entered Browder’s offices and seized documents and stamps of three of his “shell” firms — Hermitage Capital subsidiaries Makhaon, Parfenion and Riland.
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Russia – Death of Sergei Magnitsky (October 25, 2011)
France is very attentively monitoring the investigation conducted by the Russian authorities to clarify the circumstances of Sergei Magnitsky’s death.
Please remember that following the July 2011 report by the “Council for Human Rights and Development of Civil Society,” which reports to the President of the Russian Federation, judicial proceedings were undertaken against several doctors in the Russian prison administration for not providing the necessary medical help to Sergei Magnitsky.
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Blacklists related to Magnitsky case may be cancelled at some point
Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador at Large Anvar Azimov does not rule out the prospective cancellation of the blacklists related to the Magnitsky case.
“We are all civilized people and should oppose any blacklists,” he said, noting that Russia had made similar blacklists on the principles of the ‘step for step’ diplomacy.
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Magnitsky’s mother complaint over case resumption dismissed
The Moscow City Court has upheld the lower-court’s dismissal of a complaint filed by the mother of Sergei Magnitsky, a legal consultant who died in the pre-trial detention center, the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) reports from the courtroom.
The woman requested to cancel the decision to resume the criminal case against her son.
“The Tverskoy District Court’s decision to dismiss the complaint is legal and founded,” a judge of the cassation board said.
Magnitsky, 37, who was accused of corporate tax evasion in relation to his work for the Hermitage Capital investment fund, died in an isolation ward in November 2009. According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, his death was caused by cardiovascular insufficiency.
His death evoked a major public outcry.
The criminal case against Magnitsky was terminated by the Investigative Committee due to his death, but the Prosecutor General’s Office decided to resume the investigation.
Magnitsky’s relatives have demanded that the case against him be dropped. онлайн займы payday loan zp-pdl.com www.zp-pdl.com микрозайм онлайн
Russia Will Bar Some U.S. Citizens in Retaliation
Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced Saturday that it confirmed a list of American citizens it will bar from entering Russia, in a retaliatory move against the United States’ adoption of the so-called Magnitsky list, which imposes sanctions on Russian officials who have been linked to the 2009 death of the whistleblower Sergei L. Magnitsky.
Russia’s new list includes United States officials who have been implicated in crimes against Russian citizens as well as other violations of human rights, said a spokesman, Aleksandr K. Lukashevich, in comments released Saturday. Mr. Lukashevich mentioned the torture of detainees, extralegal detention at Guantánamo Bay, and the killing of civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan as possible focuses.
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In Eye for Eye, U.S. Citizens Banned
An unpleasant surprise might await the next White House or Pentagon official who decides to go sightseeing in Moscow or take a dip at Sochi’s beaches: no visa.
The Foreign Ministry announced on Saturday that it has banned entry for unspecified senior U.S. officials, “mirroring” a ban imposed by the U.S. State Department on Russian officials linked to the death of Hermitage Capital lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.
The ministry hinted that the blacklist tit-for-tat could endanger a U.S.-Russian reset in relations. But an independent analyst said Russia’s ban was largely ceremonial because Moscow, if it were serious, would have targeted U.S. businesspeople in Russia.
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My whistleblower son is dead – now they’re after me
The mother of a Russian anti-corruption lawyer, who died in custody after being jailed on trumped-up charges, has spoken of her “utter disbelief” that prosecutors have reopened a criminal inquiry into her son.
Natalia Magnitskaya, whose son Sergei Magnitsky died nearly two years ago after a savage beating by prison guards, described as “perverse” an attempt to question her as part of the investigation.
“This is a clear attempt to put pressure on me and Sergei’s family,” said Magnitskaya, 60, who is frail and suffers from high blood pressure.
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Russia Bans Entry To U.S. Officials In Retaliation
Russia has banned entry to dozens of U.S. officials allegedly involved in human rights violations in response to Washington’s blacklisting of Russian officials involved in the prison death of Sergei Magnitsky.
The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it was blacklisting unspecified U.S. officials it claims were involved in the abductions of alleged terrorism suspects, the torture of inmates at Guantanamo prison, the killings of civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq, and abductions or abuse of Russians in the United States.
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Russia bans entry to unnamed US officials in response to US blacklist tied to Magnitsky death
Russia has banned entry to U.S. officials allegedly involved in killings and abductions, a strong response to Washington’s blacklisting of Russian officials involved in the prison death of a whistleblower.
The Foreign Ministry said in a statement Saturday it was blacklisting unspecified U.S. officials it claims were involved in the abductions of alleged terrorism suspects, the torture of inmates at Guantanamo prison, the killings of civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the abductions or abuse of Russians in the United States. It did not say how many U.S. officials were affected.
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To learn more about what happened to Sergei Magnitsky please read below
- Sergei Magnitsky
- Why was Sergei Magnitsky arrested?
- Sergei Magnitsky’s torture and death in prison
- President’s investigation sabotaged and going nowhere
- The corrupt officers attempt to arrest 8 lawyers
- Past crimes committed by the same corrupt officers
- Petitions requesting a real investigation into Magnitsky's death
- Worldwide reaction, calls to punish those responsible for corruption and murder
- Complaints against Lt.Col. Kuznetsov
- Complaints against Major Karpov
- Cover up
- Press about Magnitsky
- Bloggers about Magnitsky
- Corrupt officers:
- Sign petition
- Citizen investigator
- Join Justice for Magnitsky group on Facebook
- Contact us
- Sergei Magnitsky
