Russia’s interior ministry, accused of complicity in a $230 million tax fraud, is trying to turn the tables on its accuser, who died in prison a year ago on Tuesday.
The ministry said that Sergei Magnitsky, a lawyer jailed by police after he accused them of complicity in the theft, was the mastermind behind the swindle. The attempt to deflect blame comes as the ministry faces unprecedented pressure. Newspapers and websites have published rumours that Rashid Nurgaliev, the minister, is being urged to step down over allegations of police corruption. Read the story here.
