Friday, December 28, 2012

Voice of America: Russia Acquits Prison Official in Magnitsky Death

Voice of America
Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
Russia Acquits Prison Official in Magnitsky Death
Dec 28th 2012, 13:32

A Russian court has acquitted a top prison official charged in the death of whistleblowing lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in 2009. The Tverskoy court Friday found Dmitry Kratov not guilty of negligence in causing Magnitsky's death. Magnitsky, an anti-corruption lawyer died in prison after exposing an official corruption ring involved in the embezzlement of $250 million in tax money.  The case has become a rallying point for human rights advocates in Russia and abroad.  The U.S. ...

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