Sanctioned in 2012, under the government of then -President Barack Obama, the magnitsky law was expanded in 2016, when it was also applied to cases of corruption and serious human rights violations.
The US legal provision provides unilateral punishments in cases of murders, human trafficking, smuggling, money laundering, violence against ethnic minorities, among other crimes committed by foreign individuals and legal entities. In addition to the automatic prohibition of entering the US, sanctions include economic restrictions in the country, usually linked to the blockade of goods and use of financial services.
On July 30, until then, the list basically included dictators, traffickers and participants in terrorist organizations.
Continues after advertising
Who has already been the target of the magnitsky law?
Since 2017, there have been more than 650 targets subject to law sanctions, according to US government data. In the aim of the device are mainly people and organizations of regimes considered authoritarian by the United States.
In the list of specially designated citizens (acronym) contain famous opponents of the US government, such as the leaders Vladimir Putin (Russia), Nicolás Maduro (Venezuela) and Kim Jon-un.
Among the names, they are also:
Continues after advertising
- Felipe Alejos Lorenzana and Gustavo Cambara, deputies of Guatemala, who, according to the US Treasury Department, would have tried to influence the choice of judges from the country’s Supreme Court.
- Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechen leader, and entities linked to him, such as FC Akhmat Grozny soccer club. About Kadyrov, weighing accusations of murders and torture of journalists and opponents.
- Apollo Quiboloy, Pastor Filipino accused of rape of girls and sex trafficking, and also on the list of sought by the FBI.
- Renel allocates, Haitian gang leader accused of robberies, kidnapping and rape by the UN Security Council. It is also on the FBI sought list.
- Harry Varney Gboto-Man Sherman, a liberal politician accused of bribery scheme that would have involved judges responsible for his trial.
- Wan Kuok Koi, accused of leading a large Chinese organization involved in illegal games, drug trafficking and extortion.
- Mohammad Khalid Hanafi, Taliban Minister responsible for the imposition of Islamic moral laws. Accusations of kidnapping, murders and public aggressions are against him.
- Horácio Cartes, former president of Paraguay, punished for corruption between 2013 and 2018. Among the charges against him are the illegal exploitation of natural resources, bribes and deviations of money.
- Manuel Helder Vieira Dias Junior and Leopoldino Fragoso do Nascimento, former Angolan government employees accused of diverting public resources.
- Carrie Lam, former head of the Hong Kong government, accused of repressing and arresting activists. She participated in the implementation of the country’s National Security Law, which restricted rights of the population.
- Emmerson Mnangagwa, president of Zimbabwe, accused of involvement with the smuggling of diamonds and gold.
