Russia to Put Magnitsky on Trial, Posthumously

Moscow's Tverskoy Court will start the posthumous trial of Sergei Magnitsky next week after ignoring calls by his family and lawyers to abandon a case they say is absurd and politically motivated.
Magnitsky's death in custody in 2009, after he had complained repeatedly of being denied medical treatment, has damaged Russia's image and strained ties with the United States.  Following Magnitsky's death, U.S. lawmakers passed the "Magnitsky Act" that attempts to punish Russians who were involved in his case and are accused of violating human rights.  Russia, in turn, passed similar measures aimed at punishing Americans suspected of violating human rights. It also banned U.S. families from adopting Russian children.  The upcoming trial will be based on charges that Magnitsky, who was a lawyer at Hermitage Capital Management investment fund, had committed tax fraud, and critics say it is meant to discredit not only Magnitsky supporters, but Hermitage owner William Browder, who will be tried in absentia.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/04/us-russia-magnitsky-idUSBRE9230V620130304