Bill Browder – Twitter
The Irish Government’s veto of an Irish Magnitsky Act waves the white flag to Putin on all of his atrocities. An inexplicable and cowardly decision at a time when Putin is killing tens of thousands of innocent Ukrainians pic.twitter.com/cgQFs8oxng
— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) July 26, 2022
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This is a shameful decision, appalling.
This is a non story as the CAB already have the power to do the things the act covers.
From the article…..
>Minister for Justice Helen McEntee told Mr Howlin last month that she had been advised that the Criminal Assets Bureau did not believe the Bill would provide any practical benefit in their work as the relevant criminal conduct was covered by existing 1996 Proceeds of Crime Act.
There are some great interviews with Bill Browder on the podcast ‘Stay tuned with Preet”. He covers the Magnitsky Act in a lot of detail there.
I’m unsure as to whether the power already exists under Iriah law, but if it does, why is it not being used?