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Post-mortem image of Magnitsky's hand, showing signs of torture. Prison officials allegedly killed the 39-year-old father-of-two by withholding pancreatitis medication (Photo: Hermitage Capital)

Dutch minister pledges EU action on murdered Russian lawyer

Dutch foreign minister Uri Rosenthal has promised to "raise the possibility" of EU sanctions against Russian officials suspected of murdering lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.

Rosenthal in a formal letter to parliament dated 12 September said: "The investigation into the Magnitsky case is ongoing and Russian judicial procedure must be followed. I want to wait for the outcome of the procedure. But if there is good reason in light of the ou...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.

Post-mortem image of Magnitsky's hand, showing signs of torture. Prison officials allegedly killed the 39-year-old father-of-two by withholding pancreatitis medication (Photo: Hermitage Capital)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.

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