Australia Imposes First Magnitsky Sanctions

Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne speaks during a news conference with Australian Minister of Defense Peter Dutton, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the State Department in Washington, DC on Sept. 16, 2021. Andrew Harnik / POOL / AFP via Getty Images

Australia has announced it will sanction 14 Russians involved in the corruption uncovered by Sergei Magnitsky and those complicit in his subsequent mistreatment and death in the first use of the country’s new Magnitsky-styled laws.

In a media release on March 29, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said this first tranche of sanctions would be used to honour Sergei Magnitsky.