Why was Sergei Magnitsky arrested?
For theft
For investigating a raid
For fraud
For murder
Answer
Sergei Magnitsky was arrested for investigating a raid because he was working on a case that involved corrupt government officials. He was investigating Theft of $230 million from the Russian Treasury and the subsequent cover-up. The raid that he was investigating was on the offices of Hermitage Capital Management, a company that was owned by Bill Browder. Magnitsky was arrested and tortured in prison, and he died in 2009.
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