On reliability of information on Internet and in certain mass media publications

The Bank of Russia has launched a thorough investigation to look into reliability of information on the Internet and in certain mass media publications which allegedly state the existence of non-declared large amounts of cash owned by Olga V. Polyakova, Head of Bank of Russia Main Branch for the Central Federal District, and her deputy Anastasia S. Sverdel.

The data in possession of the Bank of Russia does not give any reason to put to doubt decency and good faith of its personnel. One needs to mention in this connection that true information covering the incomes of Bank of Russia officials, heads of its structural units and territorial establishments is disclosed on the Bank of Russia web-site in accordance with Russian legislation.

The Bank of Russia has approached the regulators of those jurisdictions where the banks mentioned in the publications are located with a request to provide all the necessary information on the alleged large amounts of cash deposited in accounts of foreign credit institutions with a similar request already sent by the Bank of Russia directly to the foreign banks following consent of Olga V. Polyakova and Anastasia S. Sverdel to receive such information. The expected data will be scrupulously analysed and checked.

The Bank of Russia reserves the right to initiate legal action in the order prescribed if the data and materials distributed on the Internet and in certain mass media are proved to be untrue.

The reference to the Press Service is mandatory if you intend to use this material.

24.06.2016 00.00.00