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Post-mortem image of Magnitsky's hand, showing signs of torture. Prison officials allegedly killed the 39-year-old father-of-two by withholding pancreatitis medication (Photo: Hermitage Capital)

Dutch minister pledges EU action on murdered Russian lawyer

Dutch foreign minister Uri Rosenthal has promised to "raise the possibility" of EU sanctions against Russian officials suspected of murdering lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.

Rosenthal in a formal letter to parliament dated 12 September said: "The investigation into the Magnitsky case is ongoing and Russian judicial procedure must be followed. I want to wait for the outcome of the procedure. But if there is good reason in light of the ou...

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Post-mortem image of Magnitsky's hand, showing signs of torture. Prison officials allegedly killed the 39-year-old father-of-two by withholding pancreatitis medication (Photo: Hermitage Capital)

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