WASHINGTON: The United States slapped sanctions on Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov on Wednesday, accusing Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s key regional ally of personal involvement in repression, torture and murder.
Kadyrov was added to the US Treasury’s blacklist along with Chechen security official Ayub Kataev and three Russians linked to the corruption case uncovered by deceased whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky.
The sanctions were authorized under the 2012 Magnitsky Act, but came just weeks ahead of what may be broader US action against the “oligarch” class of super-wealthy Russians accused of profiting from and shoring up Putin’s authoritarian rule.
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Source: The Manila Times
