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| − | '''Sergei Leonidovich | + | '''Sergei Leonidovich Magnitsky''' was a [[Russia]]n tax advisor.<ref>{{cite news | title=How Bill Browder Became Russia’s Most Wanted Man|date=13 August 2018 | url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/08/20/how-bill-browder-became-russias-most-wanted-man|accessdate=5 May 2019 | publisher=The New Yorker}}</ref> His arrest in 2008 and subsequent death after eleven months in police custody generated international media attention and triggered both official and unofficial inquiries into allegations of fraud, theft and [[human rights]] violations in Russia.<ref>{{cite news | title=Russia 'is now a criminal state', says Bill Browder|date=23 November 2009 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8372894.stm|accessdate=27 December 2009 | publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2014/11/20/i-quaderni-del-carcere-di-chi-sfido-lo-zar-putin53.html|title=I quaderni del carcere di chi sfidò lo zar Putin|author=Nicola Lombardozzi|newspaper=la Repubblica|date=20 November 2014|page=53|language=Italian}}</ref> |
==Official Narrative== | ==Official Narrative== | ||
| − | Sergei | + | Sergei Magnitsky alleged there had been large-scale theft from the Russian state, sanctioned and carried out by Russian officials. He was arrested and eventually died in prison seven days before the expiration of the one-year term during which he could be legally held without trial.<ref>{{cite news | title=Russia refuses autopsy for anti-corruption lawyer | date=19 November 2009 | author=Aldrick, Philip | accessdate=27 December 2009 | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/6608505/Russia-refuses-autopsy-for-anti-corruption-lawyer.html | work=The Daily Telegraph | location=London }}</ref> In total, Magnitsky served 358 days in Moscow's Butyrka prison. He developed gall stones, pancreatitis, and a blocked gall bladder, and received inadequate medical care. A human rights council set up by the Kremlin found that he had been physically assaulted shortly before his death.<ref>{{cite news | title=UN-appointed Human Rights Experts to Probe Death of Russian Lawyer Magnitsky | author= Kathy Lally | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/20/AR2011012003237.html | newspaper= ''The Washington Post'' | date=20 January 2011 | accessdate=27 February 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-drops-inquiry-into-death-of-sergei-magnitsky-8541205.html | title=Russia drops inquiry into death of Sergei Magnitsky | first=Shaun | last=Walker | location=Moscow | date=19 March 2013 | accessdate=5 April 2013 }}</ref> His case became an international ''cause célèbre''.<ref>{{cite news | title= Dying in Agony: His Reward for Solving a $230 Million Fraud | author= | newspaper= The Sunday Times | date= 14 November 2010 }}</ref> |
| − | The [[United States Congress]] and President [[Barack Obama]] enacted the [[Magnitsky Act]] at the end of 2012, barring those Russian officials believed to be involved in | + | The [[United States Congress]] and President [[Barack Obama]] enacted the [[Magnitsky Act]] at the end of 2012, barring those Russian officials believed to be involved in Magnitsky's death from entering the [[United States]] or using its banking system. [[John McCain]] was instrumental in the process of bringing the legislation into existence.<ref>https://time.com/5383100/bill-browder-john-mccain-magnitsky-act/</ref><ref>https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/corruption/magnitsky-act-the-strange-backdrop/</ref> In response, [[Russia]] condemned the Act and claimed Magnitsky was guilty of crimes.<ref>{{cite news | url=ht''tps://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/piercing-the-secrecy-of-offshore-tax-havens/2013/04/06/1551806c-7d50-11e2-a044-676856536b40_story.html | publisher=Washington Post | date=6 April 2013 | title=Piercing the secrecy of offshore tax havens | first1=Scott | last1=Higham | authorlink1 = Scott Higham | first2=Michael | last2=Hudson | authorlink2 = Michael Hudson (reporter) | first3=Marina Walker | last3=Guevara }}</ref> |
In early January 2013, the ''[[Financial Times]]'' wrote that "the Magnitsky case is egregious, well documented and encapsulates the darker side of [[Putin]]ism".<ref>{{cite news | title= A Magnitsky law for Europe | author= | url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e18677dc-54d8-11e2-a628-00144feab49a.html | newspaper= ''[[The Financial Times]]'' | date= 3 January 2013 | accessdate=5 January 2013 }} p. 8.</ref> | In early January 2013, the ''[[Financial Times]]'' wrote that "the Magnitsky case is egregious, well documented and encapsulates the darker side of [[Putin]]ism".<ref>{{cite news | title= A Magnitsky law for Europe | author= | url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e18677dc-54d8-11e2-a628-00144feab49a.html | newspaper= ''[[The Financial Times]]'' | date= 3 January 2013 | accessdate=5 January 2013 }} p. 8.</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| − | + | Magnitsky did have training as [[accountant]], but he did not have a degree in law.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd4Mlks-hYL-IZUOi7EHujFNrGcv5gl8p Bill Browder 2015 deposition]</ref> At the time of his death he was employed by Firestone Duncan. | |
==Conclusion of the ECHR in 2019== | ==Conclusion of the ECHR in 2019== | ||
| − | The [[European Court of Human Rights]] did criticize the Russian Government in some respects, but also stressed that the arrest of Sergei | + | The [[European Court of Human Rights]] did criticize the Russian Government in some respects, but also stressed that the arrest of Sergei Magnitsky was justified. On 16 September 2019, [[Craig Murray]] wrote: |
| − | :"The conscientious judges of the European Court of Human Rights published a judgement a fortnight ago which utterly exploded the version of events promulgated by Western governments and media in the case of the late Mr | + | :"The conscientious judges of the European Court of Human Rights published a judgement a fortnight ago which utterly exploded the version of events promulgated by Western governments and media in the case of the late Mr Magnitsky. Yet I can find no truthful report of the judgement in the [[mainstream media]] at all."<ref>''[[Document:The Magnitsky Myth Exploded]]''</ref> |
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Revision as of 09:23, 17 October 2019
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| Born | April 1972 |
| Died | 16 November 2009 (Age 37) |
| Victim of | premature death |
Sergei Leonidovich Magnitsky was a Russian tax advisor.[1] His arrest in 2008 and subsequent death after eleven months in police custody generated international media attention and triggered both official and unofficial inquiries into allegations of fraud, theft and human rights violations in Russia.[2][3]
Contents
Official Narrative
Sergei Magnitsky alleged there had been large-scale theft from the Russian state, sanctioned and carried out by Russian officials. He was arrested and eventually died in prison seven days before the expiration of the one-year term during which he could be legally held without trial.[4] In total, Magnitsky served 358 days in Moscow's Butyrka prison. He developed gall stones, pancreatitis, and a blocked gall bladder, and received inadequate medical care. A human rights council set up by the Kremlin found that he had been physically assaulted shortly before his death.[5][6] His case became an international cause célèbre.[7]
The United States Congress and President Barack Obama enacted the Magnitsky Act at the end of 2012, barring those Russian officials believed to be involved in Magnitsky's death from entering the United States or using its banking system. John McCain was instrumental in the process of bringing the legislation into existence.[8][9] In response, Russia condemned the Act and claimed Magnitsky was guilty of crimes.[10]
In early January 2013, the Financial Times wrote that "the Magnitsky case is egregious, well documented and encapsulates the darker side of Putinism".[11]
Career
Magnitsky did have training as accountant, but he did not have a degree in law.[12] At the time of his death he was employed by Firestone Duncan.
Conclusion of the ECHR in 2019
The European Court of Human Rights did criticize the Russian Government in some respects, but also stressed that the arrest of Sergei Magnitsky was justified. On 16 September 2019, Craig Murray wrote:
- "The conscientious judges of the European Court of Human Rights published a judgement a fortnight ago which utterly exploded the version of events promulgated by Western governments and media in the case of the late Mr Magnitsky. Yet I can find no truthful report of the judgement in the mainstream media at all."[13]
A Document by Sergei Magnitsky
| Title | Document type | Subject(s) | Description |
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| File:Death of Sergey Magnitskey-Firestone Duncan.pdf | Document | Magnitsky Act Bill Browder Sergei Magnitsky | Death notification about the demise of Sergei Magnitsky by Firestone Duncan which spells his name incorrectly. |
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| Document:The Magnitsky Myth Exploded | blog post | 16 September 2019 | Craig Murray | Craig Murray: I am offering a bottle of Lagavulin to anybody who can find me an honest and fair MSM report of this judgement reflecting that the whole story was built on lies. |
| File:Death of Sergey Magnitskey-Firestone Duncan.pdf | Document | Sergei Magnitsky | Death notification about the demise of Sergei Magnitsky by Firestone Duncan which spells his name incorrectly. |
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