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The Moscow Times: 1 million Russians forbidden from leaving the country

By The Moscow Times.
A picture taken in Moscow on May 6, 2016 shows the Vodovzvodnaya Tower (L), the Great Kremlin Palace (C) and The Ivan the Great Bell Tower (R), the tallest tower of the Moscow Kremlin complex. (AFP)
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Russia’s Federal Bailiff Service has banned over one million Russian citizens from traveling abroad for failing to pay their debts.

“In total, the bailiffs issued 1.6 million decisions to restrict debtors from leaving the Russian Federation, which is 50.3 precent more than last year,” said Artur Parfenchikov, head of Russia’s Federal Bailiff Service.

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