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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBREAKING: Russian government announces opening of a new criminal case against US officials
involved in the creation of the Magnitsky Act.
Link to tweet
Bill Browder
@billbrowder
BREAKING: Russian government announces opening of a new criminal case against me and various US officials involved in the creation of the Magnitsky Act and the investigation into Russian organized money laundering in US connected to Magnitsky case http://www.mid.ru/foreign_policy/news/-/asset_publisher/cKNonkJE02Bw/content/id/3303792
UPDATE: Ambassador Michael McFaul is asking if Barack Obama will be indicted by Russia:
Link to tweet
Michael McFaul
@McFaul
So help me understand this, the Russian government considers it a crime to be involved in the creation of the Magnitsky Act? So they will indict @BarackObama too, since he signed it into law? Surely, even Putins regime is not that crazy. Can Russian speakers help clarify?
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)CincyDem
(6,385 posts)triron
(22,020 posts)CincyDem
(6,385 posts)Vlad: We want sanctions dropped and we want Browder, we'll give you a few of the 12 you want in exchange.
Don the Con: Sorry, can't just give you anyone who isn't under investigation or indictment.
Vlad: Wait...I'll be right back.
donkeypoofed
(2,187 posts)Fuck 'em. I say they get slapped with more sanctions just for being sassy !!!
BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)in asking for an exchange of citizens to question which was exactly 12 (the number of Russian military officials named by Mueller in hacking the elections). The media said this was just a power play by Putin and it wasn't really taken seriously by anyone, except by tRump. The former Russian ambassador McFaul was on Putin's "most wanted" list too. Is he also named in this Russian lawsuit?
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,198 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)Mrs. Overall
(6,839 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)Link to tweet
For what that is worth.
Edit to add: Dzyadko is a pretty well-respected independent Russian journalist.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/interview/tikhon-dzyadko/
emulatorloo
(44,182 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)But Tikhon Dzyadko is a trustworthy source.
emulatorloo
(44,182 posts)Bill Browder.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210892960
dalton99a
(81,570 posts)duforsure
(11,885 posts)A murdering corrupt criminal dictator who set up a kangaroo court system that answers to him , and only him. Like he wants trump to do for him here too .
RDANGELO
(3,435 posts)<sarcasm>