MOSCOW, October 2 - RAPSI. The Tverskoy District Court will hear on October 16 the criminal case against former deputy warden of Butyrka Jail Dmitry Kratov, who has been charged with inappropriately executing his official duties, which resulted in the death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, a court spokesperson told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com).

Before setting the hearing date on Tuesday, the court listened to the testimony of Magnitsky's mother and witness Valery Borschev, the chairman of the Presidential Human Rights Consultative Panel.

Magnitsky's mother told the court that she had once made an appointment with Kratov, where she had shown him the results of an ultrasound, which recommended repeated tests and included plans for a surgical treatment. The deputy prison chief said that it was not possible to do another ultrasound or to perform surgery.

She said she learned about her son's condition from an attorney because it took two weeks for his letters to reach her from jail. When asked by Judge Tatyana Neverova if her son received proper medical care in the second detention center, she replied in the negative, stating that her son did not feel any better.

Magnitsky was charged with masterminding large-scale corporate tax evasion. He died in a Moscow pretrial detention center on November 16, 2009 after spending a year behind bars. His death sparked a public outcry and triggered amendments to the Criminal Code and a reshuffling of officials in the penal system.

In addition to Kratov, the ward's doctor Larisa Litvinova was involved in the case.

On April 9, the Investigative Committee announced that the criminal case regarding Litvinova was closed due to amendments to the Civil Code. These amendments revamped the statute of limitations for the crimes that the doctor had been charged with, after which they were considered to have long expired.

The Investigative Committee clarified that the case against Kratov is separate from the main criminal case on Magnitsky's death. As part of that case, investigators are continuing to look into whether Federal Penitentiary Service and Interior Ministry employees should be held liable Magnitsky's death.