10/1/10 Current Event - "Up to 60 Russian officials face US ban over jail-death case"
Background information: A Moscow lawyer named Sergey Magnitsky was working on a case to expose a group of "corrupt militia" investors in the Russian government who are believed to have stolen $233 million from the national budget and the people's taxes. He was thrown in jail for supposed financial fraud and ended up dying while in jail. Coincidence? I think not.
To set an example and put their foot down at this horrid corruption, the United States has proposed a law that would ban 60 high-ranking Russian officials from entering the country. There has been massive support by the American people on the proposal and a decision is to be reached in November. Other western nations such as Poland may follow suit. On the other end though, the Russians believe that it is a "domestic issue" and international forces should not get involved.
Once again, the U.S. is determined to set the standards and act in the name of justice. I support this ban on the selected Russian officials.
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