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Sky News: The trial of Magnitsky – “dancing on the grave”
Today the court will hear the case of the Russian whistleblower lawyer, accused of tax fraud. This is despite the fact that the defendant had died over three years ago! Sergei Magnitsky died in prison under suspicious circumstances. This is the first posthumous court case in Russian history.
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Russia: The Logic Of Putting A Corpse On Trial
In a case compared to the show trials of the Stalin era, lawyer Sergei Magnitsky is being tried, despite dying in November 2009.
The posthumous prosecution of Sergei Magnitsky must make sense to someone senior here – the will of the Russian courts tends not to stray far from that of those in power.
The official narrative is that Mr Magnitsky was being investigated for tax fraud at the time of his death, death is not a bar to prosecution in Russia, and in the interests of justice the case should continue.
To the rest of the world it looks like they are putting a corpse on trial.
This case perhaps perfectly illustrates the apparent disconnect in thinking between those inside the Kremlin and the international community.
To understand the logic on the Russian side, you need to understand the background.
Mr Magnitsky was a Moscow lawyer hired to work on the account of British-based investment fund Hermitage Capital.
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Magnitsky: Posthumous Trial To Go Ahead
Russia pushes ahead with the posthumous prosecution of whistle-blowing lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who died in a prison cell in 2009.
When the case of the state vs Sergei Magnitsky is called in a Moscow courtroom later, the defendant will not be in the dock – he has been dead for more than three years.
In a case that has been compared to the show trials of Stalin, Russia is pressing ahead with the posthumous prosecution of a whistle-blowing lawyer.
At the time of his death Mr Magnitsky was investigating what he believed was a massive tax fraud – worth around £150m – targeting both the British-based investment fund he was working for and the Russian state.
He went public with his evidence in October 2008, naming several senior police and tax officials, but the next month he was arrested.
The 37-year-old was held without trial for almost a year, during which time he became seriously ill – he lost 40lb and was diagnosed with pancreatitis and gallstones – but despite repeated written requests he was denied medical treatment.
Mr Magnitsky said he felt he was being physically and psychologically pressured to withdraw his testimony, but he refused – instead he documented the conditions he was being held, describing raw sewage overflowing from the toilet in one cell and the sound of rats running along the corridors at night.
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