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VOTE ON TORTURE BAN
MPs are to vote this week on a motion calling on the Government to freeze the assets of the Russian officials involved in the death of anti-corruption lawyer Sergei Magnitsky and ban them from entering the UK.
The US State Department has already banned them from entering the United States and frozen the assets they have there.
Magnitsky, who worked for British hedge fund Hermitage Capital, died in a Russian prison in 2009 after being tortured. He was jailed after blowing the whistle on corrupt Russian government officials. hairy girls займ онлайн https://zp-pdl.com/online-payday-loans-in-america.php https://www.zp-pdl.com payday loan
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CAMERON WARNED OVER RUSSIA LINKS
PRIME Minister David Cameron is being warned to exercise caution when urging British companies to invest in Russia.
The warning from top financier Bill Browder comes as Cameron prepares to visit Russia today on a trade visit. He will also be meeting Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Browder, whose lawyer Sergei Magnitsky was tortured and murdered in a Russian jail, said: “If he promotes investment in Russia he is putting British money and lives in harm’s way.
“He needs to create consequences for Russian officials who have victimised British investors before luring new investors into Russia.”
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Mother of ‘tortured’ Russian targeted
The Express on Sunday
THE mother of an anti-corruption lawyer allegedly tortured to death in a Moscow jail has been harassed at her home by Kremlinfriendly journalists. The claim was made last week by Jamison Firestone, the former business partner of late father-of-two Sergei Magnitsky.
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Film commemorates whistleblower’s death
The Express on Sunday
14 November 2010 – WESTMINSTER will unite with parliaments around the world on Tuesday to screen a film marking the first anniversary of the death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky who died in Russian police custody after exposing corrupt officials.
The film documents how Sergei testified against Russian officials who allegedly embezzled £142million of public funds in the largest tax refund fraud in Russian history.
Those he accused threw him in jail on false tax charges.
In a cramped and sometimes sewage-covered cell, Sergei developed health problems which went untreated, despite repeated requests for medical attention.
He died on November 16, 2009, aged 37, leaving behind a wife and two children.
The film Justice for Sergei will be shown at the European Parliament, in Germany, Estonia, Canada and the US.
“The main objective is to make sure everyone knows what really happened to Sergei,” says Bill Browder of London-based investment fund Hermitage Capital Management for whom Magnitsky was working at the time.
Despite an international campaign the Russian authorities have failed to punish those involved in his death.
And last week, Russia’s Interior Ministry granted awards to officers implicated in the tax evasion case.
Mr Browder added: “It has been demoralising to watch Russian officials give awards to the murderers.” быстрые займы онлайн микрозайм онлайн https://zp-pdl.com/apply-for-payday-loan-online.php https://zp-pdl.com/get-quick-online-payday-loan-now.php hairy woman
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