UK’s First Magnitsky-Style Sanctions Target Russians, Saudis

Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab makes a statement on Hong Kong's national security legislation in London, UK, on July 1, 2020. Hannah McKay/Reuters

Britain’s first sanctions will target 25 Russian nationals it says were involved in the mistreatment and death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, and 20 Saudi nationals held to be involved in the death of journalist Kamal Khashoggi, the UK foreign ministry said on Monday.

Addressing parliament, foreign minister Dominic Raab said: “The first designations will cover those individuals involved in the torture and murder of Sergei Magnitsky, the lawyer who disclosed the biggest known tax fraud in Russian history.