UK government targets suspects linked to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
07 Jul 2020 20:21 GMT
It’s a crackdown on despots and dictators.
The United Kingdom’s government has announced its first sanctions since leaving the European Union.
They punish the perpetrators of what it calls “the gravest human rights offenders”.
The targets include suspects linked to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and Russians connected to the killing of tax fraud whistle-blower lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.
The Kremlin is promising retaliation.
But will sanctions change anything?
Presenter: Imran Khan
Guests:
Bill Browder – Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice campaign
David Haigh – Human rights lawyer and founder of the campaign group Detained International
Anastasia Gafarova – Political writer and deputy director of the Centre for Political Information
Yasin Aktay – Chief adviser to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Source: Al Jazeera News
