Russian police graft allegations return to haunt president

Allegations of Russian police corruption resurfaced in Moscow on the 23 June 2010 with revelations that an officer at the centre of a multimillion-dollar tax fraud case spent €2.4m on luxury properties in Moscow and thousands more on luxury holidays over the previous three years.

ESO: Background information: Medvedev sacks Hermitage tax case official http://www.europeansources.info/record/medvedev-sacks-hermitage-tax-case-official/

EUObserver, 26.7.11: US visa ban on Russian officials poses questions for EU http://euobserver.com/9/32661

Wikipedia: Sergei Magnitsky http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Magnitsky

BBC News, 18.7.11: Sergei Magnitsky: Russian officials named as suspects http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14187312

EUObserver, 10.8.11: EU 'cannot exclude' US-type sanctions on Russian officials http://euobserver.com/9/113253

EUObserver, 2.8.11: Russia dashes EU hopes in high-profile murder probe http://euobserver.com/9/32676

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