Formal fusion

President Vladimir Putin called the “Magnitsky Law” adopted in Canada “unconstructive political games”. The head of state said this at a meeting of the Valdai club in Sochi, RIA Novosti reports .

“For us it seemed completely unexpected and strange that there, of course, is a tragic case, leaving a person (Magnitsky. - Ed.), Such political games have begun. These are all very non -constructive political games around things, which are actually not at the basis of which you need to work in this way, so inflated,” the president said.

According to Putin, the illegal activity of the Hermitage Capital Foundation, headed by William Brauder, was the reason for the criminal case against the deceased lawyer. Brighter had evaded taxes for more than ten years, living in Russia in a tourist status, the head of state said.

On Thursday, the chairman of the Commission for the Protection of State Sovereignty Andrei Klimov Sofeda and the head of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs called for response to Canada due to the adoption of a new sanctions law. “It seems to me logical to introduce response measures against Canada, Russia cannot but notice such hostile attacks,” Klimov said. “At one time, the“ Magnitsky Law ”was the first breakdown massaged in the USA from the USA before the events in Kyiv, to everything.”

On Wednesday in Canada, after receiving a formal sanction from the head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, the "law on victims of corrupt foreign governments" entered into force. It provides for the freezing of assets and the abolition of visas for foreign officials who are involved in a violation of human rights. The sanctions will affect officials from Russia, Venezuela, Vietnam, Iran, Myanmar. On October 5, the law unanimously adopted the House of Commons, and on Tuesday - the Senate.

In the Russian Foreign Ministry, in advance expressed disappointment with the adoption of an analogue of the Magnitsky Law in Canada. “When increasing the sanction pressure on us, based on the principle of reciprocity, we will mirror the list of Canadian figures who are prohibited from entering Russia,” said Maria Zakharova, official representative of the Russian diplomatic department.

In April 2013, the United States imposed the first sanctions in accordance with the Magnitsky Law. Then 18 people were included in the sanctions list . All defendants in the list are prohibited from entering the United States, and their assets in American banks are frozen. In addition, citizens of the United States are prohibited from having business contacts with the person involved in the list. After that, the Magnitsky list has expanded repeatedly .