It included five Russian citizens, including the current head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov. As reported by the US Treasury, sanctions are also imposed against Ayub Kataev, Yulia Mayorova, Andrei Pavlov and Alexei Shesheni.
However, the positions of these people are not indicated.
Recall, the "Magnitsky list", named so in memory of the deceased in the Moscow SIZO auditor of the Hermitage Capital fund, Sergei Magnitsky, accused of tax fraud. It was published by the US Treasury in April 2013 and provides for visa and economic sanctions against a number of Russian citizens.
As reported URA-Inform, in December 2016, the US extended the "Magnitsky law" to the whole world, which allows them to impose sanctions against all those who, according to Washington, are involved in corruption and human rights violations.