The Russian State Duma passed a law restricting Russians living…
The Russian State Duma passed a law restricting Russians living abroad who have been convicted under certain political or criminal charges, banning them from using online banking, managing property, obtaining passports, and accessing electronic government services. The law establishes a special registry for such individuals and allows the Ministry of Justice to freeze their assets.
Consensus
- The Russian State Duma passed a law imposing restrictions on Russians living abroad who have been convicted under specific articles of the criminal or administrative code.
- Individuals in the special registry will be prohibited from using online banking services and accessing Russian government websites.
- The Ministry of Justice will decide which individuals are included in the registry.
- Restrictions include bans on managing property, registering vehicles, obtaining new passports, and using electronic signatures.
- The law applies to those convicted for actions such as discrediting the Armed Forces of Russia, participating in undesirable organizations, or violating foreign agent laws.
Points of divergence
- Relocants will be prohibited from receiving consular services and managing property, with their assets frozen after being added to the registry. — tg_bazabazon
- Speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin stated that those who left Russia and harm the country are not opposition but traitors and criminals. — tvrain
- The law was approved in both second and third readings, with a focus on those sentenced in absentia for political charges. — tg_tvrain
Coverage (5 sources)
- Relocates with criminal records in Russia will be banned from using online banks and managing property — Baza
- State Duma adopts law on restrictions for emigrated Russians — Дождь
- 🚩 Russians with political convictions banned from obtaining passports and using online banking — Дождь (Telegram)
- State Duma aims to ban passport changes and block bank access for Russians who left abroad on political grounds — Дождь
- State Duma wants to ban passport changes and block bank access for Russians who left abroad on political grounds — Дождь (Telegram)