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European Court Condemns Russia Over Magnitsky's 2009 Death in Custody

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   The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has condemned Russia for
   "multiple violations" committed against Sergei Magnitsky, an
   anti-corruption lawyer who died in custody in 2009.

   In its ruling on Tuesday, the court in Strasbourg said the treatment of
   Magnitsky's pancreatitis and other medical problems was "manifestly
   inadequate" and "unreasonably put his life in danger."

   The court's seven judges for the case, including a Russian, ruled
   unanimously that the tax lawyer had been ill-treated by guards and been
   unjustly held for too long in pretrial detention.

   They also denounced an "inherently unfair" posthumous trial that found
   Magnitsky guilty.

   Russia was ordered to pay $37,800 to Magnitsky's wife and mother.

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