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Russian authorities defy Council of Europe Magnitsky resolution in upholding posthumous guilty verdict
Today (31 January), the Russian authorities defied the resolution adopted three days ago by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) by upholding the posthumous guilty verdict against Sergei Magnitsky (pictured) who was tortured and killed in Russian custody four years ago.
The Moscow City Court announced this morning that the posthumous verdict against Magnitsky “automatically” came into force “because nobody challenged it”.
Just three days ago, delegates from 47 member countries of PACE have adopted with an 81% vote the resolution entitled 'Refusing Impunity for the Killers of Sergei Magnitsky', calling on Russian authorities “to close the posthumous trial against Mr. Magnitsky”. Instead, the Russian officials went ahead with the posthumous case.
The PACE resolution calls for “targeted sanctions against individuals (visa bans and freezing accounts)” by Council of Europe member states in the case of Russia failing to address the recommendations contained in the resolution.
“It is clear from today’s decision that Russian authorities have immediately defied the PACE resolution and deserve sanctions. Moreover, it shows that the justice system in Russia has been bastardized to support high-level government corruption,” said a Hermitage Capital representative.
Last year, President Putin promoted judge of Tverskoi District Court Igor Alisov who issued to Sergei Magnitsky a guilty verdict in the first posthumous trial in Russian legal history.
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