UK imposes first ‘Magnitsky sanctions’; here’s the list
The UK used its new Magnitsky-style law for the first time last week to sanction 47 individuals
and two organizations for their alleged involvement in “some of the most notorious human rights violations and abuses in recent years.”
Those sanctioned include 25 Russian officials implicated in the death of Sergei Magnitsky.
The 37-year-old Russian lawyer died in a Moscow prison in 2009 after exposing a $230 million tax fraud.
Twenty senior Saudi intelligence officials were also named.
They were allegedly involved in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
Also sanctioned Monday：
were two military generals from Myanmar and two organizations from North Korea.
Britain followed the EU human rights regime until Brexit.
This month, it enacted its own Magnitsky-style law called the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020.
The new law allows the UK government to impose asset freezes and travel bans.
The United States
enacted its Magnitsky law in 2012 and has sanctioned about 200 individuals and entities. OFAC added four Chinese individuals to the list this month, and a Chinese government organization.
The FCPA Blog
https://fcpablog.com/2020/07/15/uk-imposes-first-magnitsky-sanctions-heres-the-list/