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Updated Magnitsky Act Introduced in U.S. Congress
An updated bill imposing a visa ban and asset freeze on Russian officials allegedly linked to the death in custody of Russian tax lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, as well as on “individuals responsible for other gross violations of human rights” in Russia has been introduced in the U.S. Congress.
Magnitsky, who worked for Hermitage Capital, a British investment fund, died in the Matrosskaya Tishina pre-trial detention center in Moscow in November 2009, almost a year after being arrested on tax evasion charges. He suffered from untreated pancreatitis and gallstones. Two former prison doctors have been charged with negligence in connection with his death, but a criminal case against one of them was recently dropped.
Just days before his arrest, Magnitsky claimed to have uncovered a massive fraud in which Moscow tax and police officials had allegedly embezzled $230 million in tax rebates by taking over Hermitage subsidiaries and using them to claim tax rebates. His supporters say the legal case investigators launched against him was a means for the same security officials he had accused to muzzle him and stop his activities.
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Statement on the US President’s Meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov
Statement by the Press Secretary on the President’s Meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov
President Obama met with Foreign Minister Lavrov today and discussed a range of bilateral and international issues. The President thanked the Foreign Minister for his efforts to complete a new bilateral agreement on visa liberalization as well as a new agreement on adoptions, both of which will touch many lives in Russia and the United States.
President Obama expressed his support for Russia’s efforts to mediate a political solution in Libya, emphasizing that the United States is prepared to support negotiations that lead to a democratic transition in Libya as long as Qadhafi steps aside. Both parties discussed the need to continue cooperation towards a peaceful transition in Sudan and South Sudan.
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Georgian TV – Jamieson Firestone on UK Prime Minister David Cameron concerns for Magnitsky case
3 March 2011 – Georgian TV News on Rustavi 2.
Georgian TV news programme features an interview with Jamison Firestone regarding the meeting of UK Prime Minister David Cameron with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov who was visiting the UK in February. Prime Minister Cameron had previously expressed frustration over the lack of progress with the investigation into the torture and murder of Sergei Magnitsky, in a letter to William Browder of Hermitage Capital. займы на карту срочно unshaven girl https://zp-pdl.com https://zp-pdl.com/how-to-get-fast-payday-loan-online.php payday loan
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British prime minister concerned over lack of progress in Magnitsky case
RIA Novosti
British Prime Minister David Cameron has expressed his concern over a lack of progress in the investigation into the death of Russian anti-corruption lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in police custody.
Magnitsky, who was defending British investment company Hermitage Capital Management against tax evasion charges, died aged 37 in a Moscow pretrial detention facility in November 2009 after being refused medical treatment for pancreatitis. The lawyer’s death provoked uproar both in Russia and abroad.
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Lavrov in London
Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov is visiting London this week, amid some talk of a “reset” in British relations with Russia. They have been in the deep freeze (or at least the cool box) since the murder in London in 2006 of Alexander Litvinenko, a Russian emigre who had become a British citizen. The investigation is still open and many in British officialdom are convinced that the murder came about with the active help of Russia’s FSB. Others think it is time to move on: if BP, Britain’s largest company, can snuggle up to Rosneft, Russia’s best-connected one, why can’t politicians be cordial and constructive too.
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BBC Radio 4, The Today Programme
On the day that Russian Foreign Minister comes to London to encourage British firms to invest in Russia, Hermitage Capital Management’s Bill Browder outlines his belief that UK citizens are “not safe to invest or do business” in Russia on the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme. займы на карту срочно онлайн займ https://zp-pdl.com/best-payday-loans.php https://zp-pdl.com/emergency-payday-loans.php hairy girls
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Famous businessman refuses to take part in Russian Business Week 2011
Ekho Moskvy
[Presenter] Famous businessman Aleksandr Lebedev has refused to take part in the Russian Business Week in London due to be opened by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov today. The entrepreneur has explained his decision by the worsening of business climate in Russia. Aleksandr Borzenko has the details.
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William Hague must make clear that economic engagement with Russia does not mean sidelining human rights issues
Last week Tim (Montgomerie) correctly identified that Conservative policies must have a clear moral purpose. A governing philosophy based on necessity alone is no basis for long term support.
This is just as true in our foreign policy as it is in domestic policy. The Conservative party has a proud history of charting a moral course in foreign affairs: defending the most vulnerable, combating tyrants and most importantly championing human rights. From Pitt to Churchill to Thatcher the UK has faced down authoritarianism and won.
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We are not safe doing business in Russia
Today, Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, arrives in London to meet leading British politicians and officials in a bid to revive bilateral relations, increase business ties and attract UK investors to Russia. Doubtless, there will be a good deal of talk about modernising the Russian economy and extolling the virtues of investing in it. Reference will be made to large investments made by BP, Pepsico and other multinationals as evidence of the “improving investment climate”.
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