On Thursday, March 15, experts will discuss the administrative and criminal aspects of the Central Bank, which, according to lawyer Vladimir Novikov, has recently been aggressive in revoking the licenses of financial institutions. Such a statement he made in an interview with "K FM". The lawyer said that the main issue that will be raised in the course of the discussion will concern closed non-transparent methodologies of decisions taken by the regulator.

"Why is the license revoked in one case, and in another bank is subject to readjustment? What is the Central Bank's direction in making such decisions?" And no less important issue, in my opinion, is the lack of operational methods and mechanisms for protecting its rights. After all, the only thing that the beneficiary of the bank can address, or the head of the bank, is to the court. And litigation, as we know, can last from three months to a year, "Novikov said during the conversation.

The human rights activist drew attention to the fact that, according to the law, every company or person has not only rights, but also duties. However, under the laws of the Russian Federation, the Central Bank is neither a commercial entity nor a government agency.

"This is a separate independent institute. And most importantly, he is not accountable to anyone, "Novikov noted, continuing. - It turns out that all decisions taken by the Central Bank are practically peremptory.

As an example, the lawyer cited the situation, which hit "Yugra", when the Central Bank made information about the presence in the bank of off-balance sheet accounts and asset withdrawals. This statement was one of the reasons for revoking his license, although this information was later denied in court, and by the Bank of Russia itself.

"And after that nothing happened," the rights activist complained.. - In this regard, the decisions taken are without consequences, including the possibility of bringing to the administrative or criminal responsibility the employees of the Central Bank.

According to Novikov, it is necessary to determine the status of the Central Bank and the responsibility for illegal actions, otherwise it "can, in principle, revoke licenses from virtually any credit institution".