By Robert Verkaik and David Rose Accused: Former policeman Pavel Karpov was linked to the death of Sergei Magnitsky but is now bringing a libel action against the British businessman who named him as a suspect A former Russian police officer banned from travelling to America after being accused of torture and murder has been allowed to bring an explosive libel claim against a British businessman in London’s High Court. The case, which will cost the UK taxpayer tens of thousands of pounds, is likely to be one of the most expensive ever heard in Britain. It is being brought by Lieutenant Colonel Pavel Karpov, one of the men accused of involvement in the arrest, torture and murder of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky who died in Moscow in 2009.
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Former Russian police officer Pavel Karpov is suing British William Browder
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Mr Karpov has been accused of involvement in torture and death of a lawyer
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The case will cost the UK taxpayers tens of thousands of pounds
It comes after a Moscow court last week posthumously convicted Mr @placeholder of tax fraud and convicted Mr Browder in his absence, sentencing him to nine years in jail.