Moscow, Aug 4 (RIA Novosti/GNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a package of laws on the application of temporary restrictive measures against citizens who moved from Russia and who evade criminal or administrative penalties, according to a document published on the legal acts portal on Tuesday.
The first law establishes that such restrictions will apply to those who have been convicted by a court verdict, or those who have been brought to administrative responsibility for non-compliance with the instructions of the body overseeing compliance with legislation on foreign agents; violation of the procedure for the activities of a foreign agent; public calls to violate the territorial integrity of Russia, for publicly discrediting the Russian armed forces or the actions of government agencies; for calling for the imposition of sanctions against Russia, as well as for participating in the activities of an undesirable foreign or international organization.
The Internal Affairs Ministry will have to confirm that the person is evading the prescribed punishment and is outside of Russia. Only if all these conditions are met can temporary restrictive measures be applied.
For such citizens, the law introduces 14 restrictions, including a ban on registering as individual entrepreneurs and as self-employed, the return without consideration of an application for cadastral registration and registration of real estate rights, the restriction of the right to drive transport and a ban on registering a new one, the refusal to conclude loans and loans.
They will also be denied the provision of state and municipal services in electronic form; they will be denied licenses and accreditations, and previously issued ones will be suspended; banks will be banned from providing access to their money transfer software, including mobile applications and websites, as well as money and property will be frozen.
They will also be restricted from performing consular actions abroad, will be denied notarial actions, will be prohibited from entering into transactions by proxy, and will also prohibit the use of electronic signatures — they will refuse to issue a new certificate and invalidate the previously issued one.
The decision on the application of these measures will be taken by the Justice Ministry. The Interior Ministry, FSB, Federal Bailiff Service, Federal Tax Service and the Prosecutor General’s Office will be able to send proposals to the Ministry of Justice. Information about the person will be added to the list on the Ministry of Justice’s website, and restrictions will take effect from the day after publication until they are removed from the list.
GNA/RIA Novosti