Inquiry: Magnitsky Beaten by Guards
06 July 2011 | Issue 4673
Eight prison guards severely beat lawyer Sergei Magnitsky shortly before his 2009 death in pretrial detention, an activist said Tuesday, providing a new twist to allegations that Magnitsky had been tortured in prison.
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