The Central Bank demanded that Yandex block the collateral of Navalny's ally

The Central Bank demanded from Yandex. Money ”“ under any pretext ”block the electronic wallet of the ally Alexei Navalny Leonid Volkov, which is used to raise funds for the Navalny presidential campaign. The politician reported this on his blog.

Employees of Yandex. Money ”told Leonid Volkov that they were addressed from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation demanding to close Volkov’s wallet. According to Navalny, to objections that Volkov does not violate the law, they replied from the Central Bank: "Yes, we don’t care, as you want, and close it." “Yandex. Money ”invited the opposition to block the wallet voluntarily, but he refused, considering that he had every right to use it as he considers necessary if he does not violate the laws.

Then Volkov received a letter from the manager of Yandex. Money ”, which states that the use of a wallet in order to raise funds for the presidential campaign“ can be regarded by a regulator as contrary to elections ”. If Volkov does not stop using the wallet in this way within five calendar days, Yandex. Money "will block it unilaterally.

UPD. Response of the press service "Yandex. Money "for the request" Echo of Moscow ":

The regime of banking secrets prohibits financial organizations to disclose information about their relationship with customers. But, indeed, the law requires us to limit the use of electronic wallets in the purposes and methods that, from the point of view of the legislation, can be regarded ambiguously-otherwise the company carries compliance. Caring about millions of users, we must minimize these risks. Therefore, we decided to change the terms of the user agreement and introduce a item that limits the fundraising for a wallet for political purposes. This restriction is the standard for the electronic payments market. The change will be posted on the site in the coming days. From the moment of publication, this requirement will enter into force. Disagreement with a change in the offer, according to clause 12.4, means refusing to use the wallet "

At the same time, Yandex can still use the Law Foundation. Cash desk for collecting donations from private individuals in any volume