Well, if we'd step out of "citizens of liberal democracies" scope defined by a parent comment... Then, there's also another story of "freezing of bank accounts

Well, if we'd step out of "citizens of liberal democracies" scope defined by a parent comment... Then, there's also another story of "freezing of bank accounts of political dissidents" - Mr. Navalny and FBK. Obviously, the government position is that they're criminals who impeded and infringed on the rights of other citizens. It's not that I agree or disagree with your example - honestly, I've no idea, I haven't really tracked that story I presume you're talking about. What I suspect, though, is that ultimately, it's all a matter of trust. Which is a highly subjective matter. What I wanted to say is that it might not exactly be a good idea, tone-wise, to call it a "paranoia", when it's just a matter of disagreement about subjective things.