Magnitsky Act
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magnitsky-act-178-7062492
title:
Magnitsky Act
text:
The Magnitsky Act, formally known as the Russia and Moldova Jackson–Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012, is a bipartisan bill passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama in December 2012, intending to punish Russian officials responsible for the death of Russian tax lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in a Moscow prison in 2009 and also to grant permanent normal trade relations status to Russia. The Global Magnitsky Act of 2016 within the ND
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description:
2012 United States federal law
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnitsky_Act
date created:
2012-08-04T02:31:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T15:32:04Z
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