Russian Poisonings: What killed Alexander Perepilichnyy? (PART 3)
Alexander Perepilichnyy had a strong conscience, and wanted to do something fair and just. Or, maybe he saw an opportunity to clear his name and return back to Russia with his family. Was that the thing that got him killed? Magnitsky also wanted to do the right thing, and report a crime to the authorities, and he was the one that ended up in jail instead, and died in a very painful way. In this installation, we explore why these two Russian nationals were punished by the state for trying to fight crime. Magnitsky's funeral Picking up from Part 2 , we left off that Magnitsky died in jail from poor health and ill-treatment. Browder, angry and hurt, wanted to get revenge on his associate's death. So, he took to the media and YouTube. He published a long expose in a major Russian newspaper, Novaya Gazeta , and there they included handwritten letters from Sergei Magnitsky professing his innocence. Handwritten letter from Sergey Magnistky The newspaper article