President Donald Trump’s administration has issued a stern warning to corrupt judges in various countries of the world.
The warning comes after Trump’s government sanctioned
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes for alleged abuse of power.
This was made known in a post on X on Wednesday by the US
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, threatening similar punitive actions to other
countries.
Rubio announced that Justice Moraes was sanctioned under the
Global Magnitsky Act for serious human rights abuses, including arbitrary
detentions and violations of free speech.
He said: “@POTUS and @USTreasury have sanctioned Brazilian
Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes under the Global Magnitsky sanctions
program for serious human rights abuses. Let this be a warning to those who
would trample on the fundamental rights of their countrymen—judicial robes
cannot protect you.”
Global Magnitsky sanctions involve financial restrictions
and travel bans targeting individuals found guilty of gross human rights
violations.
The law is named after Sergei Magnitsky, a Russian lawyer
who exposed corruption, was imprisoned, and died under suspicious circumstances
in 2009.
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