"4/ Most of the company's staff fled, but Sergei Magnitsky stayed, did his job, and uncoveredthe scam.The officials he accused had him arrested and thrown in jail, where prison guards beat him up.He died in custody after being refused medical treatment or family visits."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from James McGovern:
"3/ So it's no surprise that in 2007, officials at Russias Interior Ministry tried to obtain a fraudulent tax refund of $230 million.They exploited a foreign investment company and setit up to take the fall for their massive public corruption scheme."Read on Twitter
"April 8th should have been Sergei Magnitsky's 50th birthday. Born in Ukraine in 1972, he was 37 when he was tortured & killed in Russian custody after his work as a tax lawyer revealed the corruption ofPutin & his inner circle.I've thought of him often the last few months."Read on Twitter
"2/ Putin is a crook. Russians live under a system where he and other greedy public officials loot from their people and hide their spoils elsewhere.There's no accountability. Those who exposecorruption are put in jailor killed."Read on Twitter
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