Australia imposed sanctions against 39 Russians

SydneyMOSCOW, Mar 29Australia has imposed sanctions and banned the entry of 39 Russians it considers linked to the Magnitsky case, Australian Foreign Minister Maris Payne said. responsible for the serious corruption he uncovered, as well as 25 perpetrators and accomplices in the matter of his ill-treatment and his death,» the Australian Foreign Minister said in a statement. It is noted that the sanctions also imply the freezing of the accounts of these individuals. The Australian Foreign Ministry adds that this is only the first package of such sanctions that the country plans to continue. Sergei Magnitsky, whom law enforcement agencies accused of tax fraud, died in November 2009 at Matrosskaya Tishina, where he was transferred from Butyrka. He spent almost a year in prison. His death caused a wide public outcry both in Russia and abroad. Some human rights activists argued that the auditor was not provided with medical assistance in the pre-trial detention center, and he could have died as a result of beatings. After the death of Magnitsky, criminal cases were initiated against two former Butyrka employees, but one was acquitted by the court, and in another case the investigation was terminated due to the statute of limitations. according to the American authorities, to violations of human rights. The Russian authorities, in turn, have repeatedly stated that the politicization of the «Magnitsky case» is inadmissible. Subsequently, the «Magnitsky Act» was given the status of a global law, sanctions under it should not be limited to citizens of the Russian Federation, but should be applied to all countries whose citizens violate, in the opinion of the United States, human rights. Later, a number of EU countries introduced similar lists.