Sergei Magnitsky

Sergei Leonidovich Magnitsky (Russian: Сергей Леонидович Магнитский; 8 April 1972 – 16 November 2009) was a Russian attorney whose death in police custody generated international media attention and launched an investigation into allegations of abuse. Magnitsky, who had alleged wide-scale tax fraud sanctioned by officials before being himself arrested, died days before the one year limit that he could be held without trial would expire. In total, Magnitsky served 358 days in prison. In December 2010, British human rights organization Redress filed a 100-page report to United Nations special rapporteurs on human rights. The Economist calls Magnitsky's torture and killing "gruesome." His case has become an international cause...