Tuesday, 1 November 2011The Russian Investigative Committee has announced the completion of the preliminary investigation of two doctors accused in the death of Hermitage Capital lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said on Tuesday.
“The investigation of the main criminal case has not been completed, and if there are others involved in Magnitsky's death, they will also be brought to justice,” Markin said.
Investigators have also launched a separate probe against prison authorities and other investigators who were allegedly involved in or had interest in the Magnitsky case.
Magnitsky was arrested and jailed without trial in November 2008, and died in police custody a year later after being denied medical care. The 37-year-old lawyer accused tax and police officials of carrying out a $230-million tax scam.
Larisa Litvinova, the chief doctor at the Butyrka Prison, and Dmitry Kratov were charged with "causing death through negligence."
In July, the Kremlin's rights body said Magnitsky's death was the result of "calculated, deliberate and inhumane neglect." A separate investigation into the doctors' involvement in the case was launched in mid-July.
The date for the court hearing has not yet been announced. |
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Ria Novosti
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