Stop the Untouchables. Justice for Sergei Magnitsky.

Bill Browder: “The Impunity Bubble Is Broken”

Institute of Modern Russia

After the Magnitsky Act was passed by the U.S. Senate, Bill Browder, founder and CEO of Hermitage Capital and one of the bill’s most active proponents, spoke at Columbia University Law School. He told the story of Sergei Magnitsky, who exposed the largest embezzlement scheme in Russian history, was jailed and died in Moscow prison. Ian Hague, co-founder of Firestone Management, and Kimberly Marten, acting director of the Harriman Institute, also shared their views on the issue.

It so happened that the event entitled “Failed Mafia State” at Columbia University Law School was held on December 6th, the same day the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act was passed by the U.S. Senate. On December 14th, the bill was signed by President Obama and came into full effect. The new law imposes a visa ban and asset freeze on individuals involved in the imprisonment and death of Sergei Magnitsky, as well as on those responsible for other gross human rights violations in Russia.