Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered an investigation into the death in prison of a lawyer who was awaiting trial on charges of tax evasion.Sergei Magnitsky, 37, who was being held on suspicion of conspiracy, died last week from what investigators said was acute heart failure. It has since emerged he had repeatedly complained that prison authorities had refused to allow him medical care. He acted for a company that was once Russia's top foreign investor.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered an investigation into the death in prison of a lawyer who was awaiting trial on charges of tax evasion.
Sergei Magnitsky, 37, who was being held on suspicion of conspiracy, died last week from what investigators said was acute heart failure.
It has since emerged he had repeatedly complained that prison authorities had refused to allow him medical care.
He acted for a company that was once Russia's top foreign investor.
Has the New Cold War somehow been called off? In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
the problem that it attracted so little comment was that Magnitsky was a lawyer for Mr Brouder who is considered not so trustworthy and prone to manipulation of media in his (not charitable) interests.
Otherwise what Mr Brouder said is worthy to investigate, though I am not fond of sweeping generalizations (like "Russia is essentially criminal state", in the same way one can treat all Israelis as criminals for example because Israel as a state is committing many crimes).
