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An investigation by the Telegraph in January revealed that nearly half a million accounts were debanked last year, a more than tenfold increase on the number of accounts closed in 2016-17.
The Guardian published a report earlier this year detailing how Muslims in the UK have been particularly targeted by the normalisation of debanking, describing the pressure faced by banks to monitor potential “terrorist” financial activity, which the report concluded caused them to act in haste to block transactions and close accounts of innocent people and charities, often without the chance to appeal.
Generally criticised on both sides of the political spectrum, legislative efforts have been made by successive governments to “stamp out” debanking in the UK.
New regulations that will affect customers who open an account after 28 April this year mean that banks must give at least 90 days’ notice before closing an account, whilst providing a clear reason. However, an exception is made if the financial institution suspects criminal activity.
oAnth :
Je me souviens d’initiatives lancées dans les années 2000 et au début des années 2010, selon lesquelles chaque individu avait le droit inaliénable de disposer d’un compte bancaire – on n’entend plus parler de ces initiatives aujourd’hui, ce qui, à mon sens, est un signe sans ambiguïté et constitue un message clairement menaçant à l’égard des citoyens.
#debanking
