Bank mendapatkan nama pengunjuk rasa Ottawa saat tindakan keras keuangan sedang berlangsung - Banks get Ottawa protesters' names as financial crackdown gets underway.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said some accounts have already been frozen.-Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said some accounts have already been frozen.
Para pekerja membangun pagar pembatas di sekitar gedung parlemen saat demonstrasi yang diselenggarakan oleh pengemudi truk menentang mandat vaksin berlanjut pada 17 Februari 2022 di Ottawa. - Workers construct a barrier fence around the parliament building as a demonstration organized by truck drivers opposing vaccine mandates continues on Feb. 17, 2022 in Ottawa.

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Layanan kepolisian nasional Kanada mengirimkan ke bank nama-nama orang yang terlibat dalam protes yang telah melumpuhkan ibu kota negara itu, sebuah langkah konkret pertama dalam tindakan keras keuangan terhadap para demonstran.

Asosiasi Bankir Kanada mengkonfirmasi Royal Canadian Mounted Police telah memberikan daftar ke bank.  Bank-bank masih mencari kejelasan dari penegak hukum tentang bagaimana menangani rekening yang diduga pengunjuk rasa, menurut orang-orang yang mengetahui masalah tersebut.  Namun Menteri Keuangan Chrystia Freeland mengatakan beberapa akun telah dibekukan.

Pemerintah Perdana Menteri Justin Trudeau memberlakukan undang-undang darurat pada hari Senin untuk mencoba mengakhiri protes yang telah menduduki jalan-jalan Ottawa selama hampir tiga minggu dan mengakibatkan penutupan penyeberangan perbatasan.

Perintah darurat mengharuskan hampir setiap peserta dalam sistem keuangan Kanada — bank, perusahaan investasi, serikat kredit, perusahaan pinjaman, dealer sekuritas, platform penggalangan dana, dan layanan pembayaran dan kliring — untuk menentukan apakah mereka memiliki atau mengendalikan properti seseorang yang menghadiri acara ilegal.  memprotes atau memberikan perbekalan kepada para demonstran.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks in the House of Commons about the implementation of the Emergencies Act on Thursday


Jika mereka menemukan orang seperti itu dalam daftar pelanggan mereka, mereka harus membekukan akun mereka dan melaporkannya ke RCMP atau dinas intelijen Kanada, kata peraturan tersebut.  Setiap transaksi yang mencurigakan juga harus dilaporkan ke lembaga anti-pencucian uang negara, yang dikenal sebagai FINTRAC.

Ditanya tentang pembekuan akun dan batasan keuangan lainnya, Freeland berkata: "Itu sedang terjadi - saya memiliki nomor di depan saya."  Tetapi dia menolak pada konferensi pers untuk mengatakan berapa banyak orang atau akun yang telah ditangkap sejauh ini.

Trudeau secara resmi memulai debat parlementer tentang penggunaan kekuatan daruratnya pada hari Kamis, dengan mengatakan situasinya "tidak dapat ditangani berdasarkan undang-undang lain di Kanada."

Dia mengatakan blokade adalah “ancaman bagi ekonomi dan hubungan kita dengan mitra dagang.  Mereka mengancam rantai pasokan dan ketersediaan barang-barang penting seperti makanan dan obat-obatan.  Mereka adalah ancaman bagi keselamatan publik.”

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Canada’s national police service is sending to banks the names of people involved in protests that have paralyzed the nation’s capital, a first concrete step in the financial crackdown on demonstrators.

The Canadian Bankers Association confirmed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has provided a list to the banks. The banks are still seeking clarity from law enforcement on how to handle the alleged protesters’ accounts, according to people familiar with the matter. But Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said some accounts have already been frozen.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government invoked an emergency law on Monday to try to end protests that have occupied the streets of Ottawa for nearly three weeks and resulted in the closing of border crossings.

The emergency orders require virtually every participant in the Canadian financial system — banks, investment firms, credit unions, loan companies, securities dealers, fundraising platforms and payment and clearing services — to determine whether they possess or control property of a person who’s attending an illegal protest or providing supplies to demonstrators.

If they find such a person in their customer list, they must freeze their accounts and report it to the RCMP or Canada’s intelligence service, the regulations say. Any suspicious transactions must also be reported to the country’s anti-money-laundering agency, known as FINTRAC.

Asked about freezing accounts and other financial restrictions, Freeland said: “It is happening — I do have the numbers in front of me.” But she declined at a news conference to say how many people or accounts have been caught in the dragnet so far.

Trudeau formally kicked off parliamentary debate on his use of emergency powers Thursday, saying the situation “could not be dealt with under any other law in Canada.”

He said the blockades are “a threat to our economy and relationship with trading partners. They’re threats to supply chains and the availability of essential goods like food and medicine. They’re a threat to public safety.”


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