Russian President Vladimir Putin signed two laws on Wednesday, October 2, allowing those defendants who signed a military service contract to be exempt from criminal liability.
After the laws come into force, Russians who have committed a crime will be able to avoid prison. True, risking his health and life in the war.
The two new laws are essentially amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code and the Law “On Military Duty and Military Service.” Before this, prisoners were recruited for the war in Ukraine in the Russian Federation – first for pardon after six months of participation in hostilities, and then, as told Russian Air Force service, only for replacing a real sentence with a suspended sentence.
With the entry into force of the new laws, those who have not yet received a sentence will also be able to enlist. writes rus.postimees.ee. The new practice will apply during mobilization, martial law or wartime.
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