Known as the Global Magnitsky Accountability Act, it is a tool used to impose sanctions on foreign individuals for corruption and human rights violations. Sergei Leonidovich Magnitsky, after whom the Act was named, was a Ukrainian-born Russian tax advisor responsible for exposing corruption and misconduct by Russian government officials. Magnitsky was beaten in custody and died in 2009, days before his supposed release. The act is named in honor of Magnitsky to fight corruption and promote human rights globally. So far, during the administration of President George Manneh Weah, nine senior officials of the Liberian government have been sanctioned.
