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The Russian Interior Ministry has prepared a draft law allowing the police to pre-trial freeze the spending operations of individuals suspected of cyber fraud for up to ten days. Currently, the security forces do not have such a right.
As RIA Novosti found out, the agency proposes to supplement Article 115 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation (seizure of property) with a provision on urgent cases. If there are suspicions that the deposit or deposit is used in criminal activities, the decision to block the account expenses can be made immediately.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, ten days is enough for an investigator, having secured the consent of the prosecutor, to file a petition for the seizure of funds (or to make sure that his suspicions are groundless). Pre-trial blocking will not deprive the defendant of the opportunity to use other accounts and communication services, nor will it infringe on his rights guaranteed by the Constitution.
"Unlike the seizure of property, the proposed restrictions on the disposal of stolen funds are addressed to the money transfer operator, the electronic money transfer operator, and the telecommunications operator in order to take timely measures to stop spending operations," the Ministry explained to reporters.
To speed up the adoption of measures to compensate for the damage caused, the security forces propose to supplement Article 21 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation (obligation to carry out criminal prosecution) with a provision obliging organizations to provide law enforcement information within the time period specified in the request. Now the response to such requests can be expected for months, since the current legislation does not provide for any restrictions on this issue.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, over the past five years, the number of crimes using ICT has tripled, to 522 thousand cases in the past year. This is a quarter of all criminal acts in Russia (26.5%); more than 70% of them are remote theft (71%).
Recall that hackers and malware distributors in Russia now face confiscation of property in addition to prison terms and fines. The relevant law will come into force in a few days.
As RIA Novosti found out, the agency proposes to supplement Article 115 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation (seizure of property) with a provision on urgent cases. If there are suspicions that the deposit or deposit is used in criminal activities, the decision to block the account expenses can be made immediately.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, ten days is enough for an investigator, having secured the consent of the prosecutor, to file a petition for the seizure of funds (or to make sure that his suspicions are groundless). Pre-trial blocking will not deprive the defendant of the opportunity to use other accounts and communication services, nor will it infringe on his rights guaranteed by the Constitution.
"Unlike the seizure of property, the proposed restrictions on the disposal of stolen funds are addressed to the money transfer operator, the electronic money transfer operator, and the telecommunications operator in order to take timely measures to stop spending operations," the Ministry explained to reporters.
To speed up the adoption of measures to compensate for the damage caused, the security forces propose to supplement Article 21 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation (obligation to carry out criminal prosecution) with a provision obliging organizations to provide law enforcement information within the time period specified in the request. Now the response to such requests can be expected for months, since the current legislation does not provide for any restrictions on this issue.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, over the past five years, the number of crimes using ICT has tripled, to 522 thousand cases in the past year. This is a quarter of all criminal acts in Russia (26.5%); more than 70% of them are remote theft (71%).
Recall that hackers and malware distributors in Russia now face confiscation of property in addition to prison terms and fines. The relevant law will come into force in a few days.
