Putin sends convicted criminals to die on front lines
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, signed two laws on Wednesday that allow those indicted by the courts to fight in Ukraine.
These laws suspend criminal prosecution for those who voluntarily enlist in the army or are mobilized as reservists.
The first law, adopted a week ago by the State Duma, allows defendants whose cases are brought before a court to sign contracts with the armed forces. However, according to the document published on the State's legal information portal, this permission is subject to the condition that military service coincides with the period of mobilization or takes place in wartime.
In addition, the second regulation interrupts criminal proceedings and cancels precautionary measures adopted against defendants during the performance of their military duty.
However, in order to obtain full release from criminal liability as well as the dropping of charges, they must end their service for reasons of age or health, or at the end of the period of mobilization and martial law, an option that previously only benefited those who had received a final conviction.
(MH with FM/Source: X/Photo: Filip Andrejevic/Unsplash)