More than 70 clients, mostly Russian or with Slavic names, have filed a complaint in Paris for discrimination, denouncing the abusive blocking of their accounts by certain French banks since the start of the war in Ukraine in February, they said. this Thursday his lawyers.
The 76 signatories of the complaint against X filed this Monday, consulted by AFP and revealed by Le Figaro, are mainly Russian citizens residing in France or French of Russian origin or with Slavic-sounding names, clients in large French banking establishments or online banks. . .
“Zeal Fulfillment Services”
The plaintiffs, from many different professions (student, librarian, businessman, psychologist, etc.) have “faced a series of problems with French banking establishments” since “the beginning of the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine”, such as the refusal of a loan, blockage, refusal to open or close your accounts.
Asked by their clients about these difficulties, the banks were able to reply: “Due to the current political circumstances, your account is temporarily blocked”; “These are banking regulations in the face of current political problems”; “The blocking is due to their nationality in the current context.”
These clients have suffered “the zeal of the compliance services (compliance, editor’s note) of the banks,” lament their lawyers, Me Marie-Laure Cartier and Alexandre Meyniel, who point to anxiety and financial damage.
Source: BFM TV
