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European Parliament approves sanctions against Russian officials involved in Magnitsky case

The European Union should introduce a visa-ban and freeze the EU assets of all Russian officials linked to the death in custody of Russian lawyer

STRASBOURG, October 23 (Itar-Tass) —— The European Union should introduce a visa-ban and freeze the EU assets of all Russian officials linked to the death in custody of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, according to a resolution of the European Parliament passed on Tuesday by an overwhelming majority of votes.