The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on four more Russians for alleged human rights abuses, including two officials said to be involved in the cover-up of the death of a lawyer who died in prison after exposing large-scale corruption.
Visa bans and asset freezes also were imposed on two senior officials of the Chechen Republic implicated in the kidnapping and torture of a Chechen activist, Ruslan Kutayev, a senior official of the U.S. State Department said.
The U.S. Treasury Department identified the men as Apti Alaudinov, deputy minister of internal affairs of the Chechen Republic, and Magomed Daudov, chief of staff …read more
Source: Voice of America
