Court Backs Arrest of Magnitsky Colleague

In an escalation of a legal battle between Hermitage Capital and the Interior Ministry, a Moscow court on Wednesday ordered the arrest of one of the firm’s partners, and the case’s investigator said Hermitage founder Bill Browder was on an international wanted list. The Tverskoi District Court sanctioned the arrest of Ivan Cherkasov, a longtime partner at the investment fund based in London since 2006, on charges of tax fraud worth 2 […]