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Doctors charged over Magnitsky`s death

The Voice of Russia

Russia’s Investigative Committee has charged two doctors in connection with the pre-trial detention death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, official spokesman for the Committee, Vladimir Markin, said. He added that a direct link was found between Magnitsky`s death and the actions of the doctors. New hearings are scheduled for August 24th.

Chief physician for the Butyrskaya prison Larisa Litvinova is charged with causing death by negligence. Dmitry Kratov, the deputy director of the prison, is charged with carelessness. If found guilty, both may face from three to five years prison.