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Russian prison service admits responsibility for lawyer's death in custody

Published: 26 November, 2009, 15:38
Edited: 29 June, 2010, 20:25


Matrosskaya Tishina prison

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday ordered police and prosecutors to investigate the death of Sergey Magnitsky, Hermitage Capital Investment's tax adviser, who died in custody earlier this month.

 
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