Putin signs law that allows prisoners with serious crimes to be mobilized; Will they go to war in Ukraine?

The President of Russia, Vladimir Putintoday signed a law that will allow the mobilization of prisoners who have a pending sentence for certain serious crimes.

The document was published on the official legal information portal after receiving the approval of the Lower House and the Senate, and after a video emerged in which the founder of the company Wagner mercenariesYevgeny Prigozhin, he went to prisons to recruit prisoners for the military campaign in Ukraine.

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Until now, citizens with a pending conviction for a serious crime were not subject to compulsory military service or mobilization.

down now The new law clarifies the crimes for which citizens who have a pending conviction cannot be called up.

These are sexual abuse of a minor, terrorist acts, hostage taking, the organization of illegal armed groups and the hijacking of air, water or rail transport.

Likewise, Persons who have a pending conviction for illicit manipulation of nuclear materials and radioactive substances, for their theft or extortion, will not be subject to mobilization.

Russian President Vladimir Putin oversees the training of the Strategic Deterrent Forces, troops responsible for responding to threats of nuclear war, on October 26, 2022. (Alexei Babushkin / SPUTNIK / AFP)

In addition, the law will not apply to crimes such as treason, espionage, usurpation of the life of a statesman, violent seizure of power, armed rebellion, public calls for extremist activities, incitement to hatred or enmity, as well as humiliation. of human dignity.

At the same time, It will not be possible to mobilize citizens with pending convictions for attacking people or institutions that enjoy international protection.

Putin it also signed another law that establishes the procedure for alternative civil service during the mobilization period when they had already done so prior to the announcement of this recruitment measure.

In another law enacted this Friday, the president establishes that citizens of volunteer formations that help the Armed Forces (AF) of the Russian Federation, as well as its members, are now covered by the status of military personnel under contract.

According to the head of the second main department of Organization and Mobilization of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Alexander Tulyaganov, more than 15,000 people have volunteered since the beginning of the Russian military campaign in Ukraine.

Source: Elcomercio