Russian senators:
Mission ImpossibleFour members
of the Federation Council - Alexei Chernyshev, Vitaly Malkin, Alexander
Savenkov and Valery Shnyakin - arrived in Washington with an unusual
mission.
They brought records with unknown before the documents in the case of Magnitsky collected by Russian law enforcement agencies. Important task of Russians - to prevent the approval of Congress, "Magnitsky Act", which provides for sanctions against Russian officials as being involved in the death of a lawyer. Russian parliamentarians sought to meet with influential U.S. senators and try to convince the documents in the hands of the legality of the arrest Magnitsky.
While the delegation was able to meet only with John McCain and Roger Wicker. According to RIA "Novosti", one of the initiators of the Bill Benjamin Cardin has refused to meet with members of the Federation Council.
According to David Kramer, head of the U.S. human rights organization "Freedom House", the mission is doomed to four:
- I am sure that their mission was doomed to failure. As they did not hesitate to come here for such a purpose, when it is known that not only Magnitsky was not given the necessary medical care, he was also beaten to death? How are they going to explain what the officials whom he accused, conduct a criminal case against him? How do they explain the relationship between these various officials suspect the Russians, who have dealt with the case. These lawmakers should not have to come here and convince us that the prosecution was going Magnitsky in accordance with the law. They would cost to do a legal claim to the Russian society, and not to regale us with this nonsense, - said David Kramer.
This attempt to prevent the Russian legislators approved by Congress, "Magnitsky Act" only expand the ranks of his supporters, said David Kramer:
- Chances for approval of the law are high. He received a "good" two key committees in both houses of Congress. Expected to be approved by the Senate Committee on Finance. Currently in Congress there are two very similar versions of this Bill. A compromise on them, in my opinion, will be found.
David Kramer believes that the disclosure of names of the opponents of the Russian officials who will be subjected to sanctions fail to achieve the desired, because one of the important tasks of the authors of "The Law Magnitsky" - publicizing the names of all those involved in the death of a lawyer. The final vote in Congress on this bill is likely to be held in early August.
They brought records with unknown before the documents in the case of Magnitsky collected by Russian law enforcement agencies. Important task of Russians - to prevent the approval of Congress, "Magnitsky Act", which provides for sanctions against Russian officials as being involved in the death of a lawyer. Russian parliamentarians sought to meet with influential U.S. senators and try to convince the documents in the hands of the legality of the arrest Magnitsky.
While the delegation was able to meet only with John McCain and Roger Wicker. According to RIA "Novosti", one of the initiators of the Bill Benjamin Cardin has refused to meet with members of the Federation Council.
According to David Kramer, head of the U.S. human rights organization "Freedom House", the mission is doomed to four:
- I am sure that their mission was doomed to failure. As they did not hesitate to come here for such a purpose, when it is known that not only Magnitsky was not given the necessary medical care, he was also beaten to death? How are they going to explain what the officials whom he accused, conduct a criminal case against him? How do they explain the relationship between these various officials suspect the Russians, who have dealt with the case. These lawmakers should not have to come here and convince us that the prosecution was going Magnitsky in accordance with the law. They would cost to do a legal claim to the Russian society, and not to regale us with this nonsense, - said David Kramer.
This attempt to prevent the Russian legislators approved by Congress, "Magnitsky Act" only expand the ranks of his supporters, said David Kramer:
- Chances for approval of the law are high. He received a "good" two key committees in both houses of Congress. Expected to be approved by the Senate Committee on Finance. Currently in Congress there are two very similar versions of this Bill. A compromise on them, in my opinion, will be found.
David Kramer believes that the disclosure of names of the opponents of the Russian officials who will be subjected to sanctions fail to achieve the desired, because one of the important tasks of the authors of "The Law Magnitsky" - publicizing the names of all those involved in the death of a lawyer. The final vote in Congress on this bill is likely to be held in early August.
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