MOSCOW, September 3 - RAPSI. The UK Embassy in Russia has neither confirmed nor refuted media reports that entrance restrictions have been adopted based on the "Magnitsky list," while noting that the government as a rule denies entrance to individuals who are known to have been involved in human rights violations.

The Sunday Times reported that the British home secretary has sent a list of 60 Russians suspected of being involved in the death of Hermitage Capital lawyer Sergei Magnitsky to the UK Embassy in Moscow, and that they could be banned from entering the country.

Magnitsky, 37, who was accused of corporate tax evasion while working for the investment fund, died in an investigative isolation ward in November 2009.

According to the Prosecutor General's Office, his death was caused by cardiovascular complications. His death resulted in a public outcry.

The Sunday Times said it learned about the list after seeing a letter sent from Immigration Minister Damian Green to a Conservative party MP. The list reportedly includes judges, intelligence officers and prosecutors.

An embassy representative told RIA Novosti that foreign nationals from countries outside the EU may enter the UK if they meet immigration standards. If there is independent, reliable and trustworthy evidence that an individual has violated human rights, he is denied entrance. He added that both the current and previous government adhered to such a policy.

The "Magnitsky list" was compiled by the US Congress in 2011.

Russian Ambassador to the UK Alexander Yakovenko has stated that he will demand an explanation from the Foreign Office in London regarding entry visa restrictions associated with the list.