UK imposes sanctions on 14 Russians over death of lawyer Magnitsky
- Country:
- United Kingdom
The United Kingdom on Monday sanctioned 14 Russians who it said were complicit in the 2009 prison death of Sergei Magnitsky, an anti-corruption lawyer who was jailed after alleging a massive tax fraud.
The measures include freezing the assets of the officials and barring them from visiting the United Kingdom.
"Corruption has a corrosive effect as it slows development, drains the wealth of poorer nations and keeps their people trapped in poverty. It poisons the well of democracy," Dominic Raab said in a statement.
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