Stop the Untouchables. Justice for Sergei Magnitsky.

Jamison Firestone, “We reject the option, where we do not demand that the people who killed Magnitsky go to prison”

RFI Radio

(Translated from Original Russian)

Hermitage Capital’s lawyers demand a criminal case against the former head of the Moscow Tax Inspectorate № 28 of Olga Stepanova. Jamison Firestone (Firestone Dunken), colleague Magnitsky, answered questions from RFI.

RFI: Jamison, good morning. Attorneys «Hermitage Capital» call to investigate a new crime of tax official’s Olga Stepanova. Sergei Magnitsky has helped uncover a crime, was arrested and died. Are not you afraid that history may repeat itself?

Jamison Firestone: Of course, we’re afraid of this. But there is a problem: there is a group of people who systematically stole huge amounts of money – nearly $ 400 million – from the budget, and to hide it, they killed a man. And we just categorically reject the option where we do not require that the people who killed Sergei go to prison. So, of course, it is frightening work; But on the other hand, people killed a man, a man whom Russia should recognize as a hero, and these people should be held responsible for his murder. And in order for them to answer for this, we continue to work.