Report was sent to Downing Street in October last year, in time for publication before the general election
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And these are from the businessman Bill Browder on the ISC report. Browder has been a prominent campaigner against Russian corruption following the death of the Russian lawyer working on his behalf, Sergei Magnitsky, following his mistreatment by the Russian authorities.
My initial take on Russia report: This is a strong report. The ISC recognizes the whole Russian enabler problem in London-lawyers, accountants and consultants getting rich off dirty Russians and refers to link between Russian state and organized crime https://t.co/7YH2D3FiPo
The ISC makes good recommendations: 1) Strengthening the NCA to investigate dirty Russian money in the UK, 2) Creating a UK Foreign Agent Registration Act, so there would be transparency in Russian lobbying, 3) Using targeted Magnitsky sanctions against crooked Russian officials
And this is from Guy Verhofstadt, the MEP and former Belgian PM who was the European parliament’s lead spokesman on Brexit.
Brexit was always a gift to Putin because it weakened the European Union & left Britain divided, isolated. The #RussiaReport shows just how many questions remain unanswered.https://t.co/Xob9uYn3w6
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