"It will be a serious risk for me to travel to Bulgaria. I was warned that I risk being handed over to Russia". This was stated in an interview with BNR by the leader of the "Magnitsky" law campaign. Bill Browder.
"I will not travel to Bulgaria because it does not look like a country that fully respects the rule of law. It will be a serious risk for me to travel to Bulgaria. I was warned that I risked being handed over to Russia," he said.
American-British businessman Browder headed the investment fund "Hermitage Capital".
Lawyer Sergei Magnitsky defended his interests after Moscow authorities filed a lawsuit against the fund. Magnitsky framed senior Russian officials in a $230 million tax fraud, then was arrested and died in prison in 2009.
He is said to have been tortured and denied medical treatment. Browder said that after his death, he decided to end his business as a businessman and focus his energies on those who killed him. He is not satisfied with the European equivalent of the "Magnitsky":
law"No, I'm not. If you compare the European legislation with the American, Canadian, British or Australian legislation, you will see that it does not cover corruption. It is completely pointless to have a different law "Magnetic" in Europe because it means that if you are a corrupt dictator and you come to Europe, you keep your wealth here without any consequences. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, promised during her term that this would be changed and fixed, but it did not happen, but it must happen in the future in Europe", Bill Browder also said.