This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the draft law published on the portal of draft regulatory legal acts.

The extrajudicial mechanism for the suspension of account transactions may be applied upon receipt of information about the financing of activities “aimed at organizing or holding public events in violation of the established procedure, which may lead to riots, pogroms, arson,” the project says.

Out-of-court suspension of banking operations is proposed for up to ten business days.

A court decision will be required for the extension.

Earlier, the Central Bank reported that in the second quarter of 2021, fraudsters stole more than 3 billion rubles from the bank accounts of Russians.