Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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I would be more comfortable if the sanctions dealt only with this case because legislation will cover other cases.

If we follow this through it will be every tin-pot dictator and his henchmen throughout the world. So what we are being asked to do is significant.

I cannot get my head around how any government would allow this asset stripping. Perhaps the amount of money mentioned is not big relative to the Russian economy, but it is a huge amount. I do not know how a government could cover up its officials becoming multimillionaires. I would like to hear what the Russian ambassador has to say on the case. Mr. Browder may not be too happy with me suggesting that, but we should reflect on it. I was very moved by what he had to say today. While I have heard of the case, this is the first time I have actually looked at it in detail and today's session was very informative. We should invite the Russian ambassador to appear before the committee to discuss the case and consider the broader implications because it is not just this case - there are others. I would be comfortable enough with regard to tin-pot dictators and some of the other torturers, but many people are on that list.