Members of the Organized Criminal Group That Stole $230 Million in a Fraud Uncovered by Sergei Magnitsky Has Made a Sixth Attempt to Destroy Evidence of Their Crime
October 20, 2010
Yesterday members of the criminal group that stole three Hermitage Fund Russian investment companies and $230 million paid by these companies in taxes made the sixth attempt to destroy evidence of the thefts uncovered by Hermitage Fund lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, this time at the l0th Arbitration Appeals Court of the Moscow Region. The court approved an application from a 42 year-old Victor Markelov, who has been convicted for the theft of $230 million and is currently serving time in a correctional facility. This judgment reverses the previous court decision that reinstated HSBC, Hermitage Fund trustee, in the Russian corporate registrar.
“This application is the latest attempt from Markelov, who is somehow funding a team of high-priced lawyers from his jail cell to obstruct the implementation of court decision to return the stolen Russian companies to the Hermitage Fund,” said a Hermitage Capital representative. “It is amazing that Judge Mizyak of the 10th Arbitration Appeals Court would act so brazenly in conspiring to destroy evidence in one of the most high-profile fraud and murder cases in Russia. It brings true shame on Russia that the justice system could be so flawed.” Read more
Цинизм МВД: Следователь по делу Магнитского повышен в звании
October 12, 2010
Сегодня стало известно, что следователь МВД Сильченко, против которого в СКП и Генеральную прокуратуру поданы заявления о привлечении его к уголовной ответственности за незаконный арест и убийство Сергея Магнитского, служебный подлог и фальсификацию доказательств, повышен в звании с майора до подполковника.
“Повышение Сильченко в звании — вызов чиновников российскому обществу. В то время как люди требуют наказания сотрудников МВД, причастных к гибели Сергея Магнитского, МВД поощряет их за злоупотребления, давая индульгенцию на совершение новых преступлений. О каком правосудии можно говорить, когда лишение человека жизни в следственном изоляторе стало для МВД основанием не для возбуждения уголовного дела против следователя, а для его повышения?”- сказал представитель компании Hermitage Capital. Read more
Russia Promotes Investigator Responsible for the Arrest and Death of Anti-corruption Lawyer Sergei Magnitsky Amid Sharp US Criticism of Impunity of Russian Officials
October 12, 2010
Russian authorities have promoted the chief investigator responsible for the arrest and torture to death in custody of 37-year lawyer Sergei Magnitsky who uncovered a US$230 million corruption committed by police officials. Investigator Oleg Silchenko of the Russian Interior Ministry, who falsified materials against Magnitsky, pressured him to change his testimonies and refused Magnitsky’s medical assistance requests, has been promoted from Major to Lieutenant Colonel.
“This is a shameful response from the Russian authorities to the requests to bring to justice Silchenko and other officials responsible for the arrest and torture of Sergei Magnitsky. The Russian Interior Ministry rewards them for the murder of an anti-corruption lawyer as a job well done, — said a Hermitage Capital representative. — It is time for the officials who played a role in Sergei’s tragic death to be criminally charged instead of protected by their colleagues.” Read more
Еврокомиссия: Дело Магнитского – показатель эффективности президентства Медведева
October 11, 2010
Еврокомиссия выступила с официальным заявлением в отношении продолжающейся безнаказанности российских чиновников, причастных к репрессиям и гибели в московском следственном изоляторе юриста Сергея Магнитского, вскрывшего фаты коррупции в правоохранительных органах. Еврокомиссия выразила тревогу в связи с неспособностью российских властей привлечь к ответственности чиновников, причастных к коррупции, аресту и лишению Магнитского жизни. В заявлении подчеркивается, что дело Магнитского рассматривается в Европе как важнейший показатель эффективности всего нынешнего президентства Дмитрия Медведева. Read more
EU Commission: Magnitsky case is a litmus test of the Medvedev’s Presidency
October 11, 2010
The European Commission issued a strong statement regarding the case of 37-year old Russian anti-corruption lawyer Sergei Magnitsky murdered in custody last year, calling it a litmus test of the Medvedev’s Presidency.
The European Commission said: “Today, the Magnitsky case remains an important litmus test of whether President Medvedev is serious in his recent calls for modernization and rule-of-law in Russia.”
The European Commission said that in spite of the European Commission elevating this issue to the highest levels of the Russian government, the Russian officials implicated in embezzling $230 million of public funds and Magnitsky’s repression, have not been held accountable for their crimes. Read more
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