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Russia "outraged" over Senate approval of Magnitsky bill
Source: Reuters
Russia "outraged" over Senate approval of Magnitsky bill
By Nastassia Astrasheuskaya
MOSCOW | Wed Jun 27, 2012 11:56am EDT
(Reuters) - Moscow expressed outrage on Wednesday over the U.S. Senate's approval of a bill that would penalize Russian officials for human rights abuses, and warned Americans that adoption of the sanctions would strain U.S.-Russian relations.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed the "Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act," named after a Russian anti-corruption lawyer whose death in jail in 2009 while in pre-trial detention drew widespread condemnation.
Despite broad support in Congress, the bill's future remains uncertain, partly because U.S. President Barack Obama's administration is unenthusiastic about a measure that Russia says would be an unwarranted intrusion into its internal affairs.
"The effect on our relations will be extremely negative," Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted by state news agency Itar-Tass as saying.
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By Nastassia Astrasheuskaya
MOSCOW | Wed Jun 27, 2012 11:56am EDT
(Reuters) - Moscow expressed outrage on Wednesday over the U.S. Senate's approval of a bill that would penalize Russian officials for human rights abuses, and warned Americans that adoption of the sanctions would strain U.S.-Russian relations.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed the "Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act," named after a Russian anti-corruption lawyer whose death in jail in 2009 while in pre-trial detention drew widespread condemnation.
Despite broad support in Congress, the bill's future remains uncertain, partly because U.S. President Barack Obama's administration is unenthusiastic about a measure that Russia says would be an unwarranted intrusion into its internal affairs.
"The effect on our relations will be extremely negative," Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted by state news agency Itar-Tass as saying.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/27/us-usa-russia-rights-idUSBRE85P1AR20120627
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