Prigozhin proposed to put in prison for 50 years for the “glamorization of the army”

The founder of Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said that Russia should introduce criminal penalties for “glamorizing the army.” According to him, such a crime should be punished by up to 50 years in prison. Thus, he commented on the words of a member of the State Duma Defense Committee, Lieutenant General Viktor Sobolev, that shaving beards for soldiers is “an elementary requirement of military discipline.”

“A bunch of clowns is trying to teach the fighters, exhausted by hard military labor, how many times they should shave and what kind of spirits to meet the higher authorities. I believe that it is necessary to adopt a legislative restriction and the most severe punishment with a prison term of up to 50 years for the glamorization of the army, ”said Yevgeny Prigozhin in response to a request from the Voice of the People publication. His words lead press office the Concord company.

Mr. Prigozhin also once again supported Ramzan Kadyrov in discussing military beards. “And, taking this opportunity, Ramzan Akhmatovich, I am asking you to grow a beard twice as long, for yourself and for me,” he added.

On January 17, some Telegram channels reported on the requirements for military personnel to stop using mobile phones and shave off their beards. Member of the State Duma Defense Committee Lieutenant General Viktor Sobolev saidthat shaving for soldiers is “an elementary requirement of military discipline.”

Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov named the demand to shave off beards as a provocation against Muslims. According to him, according to Muslim customs, 99.9% of the military from Chechnya wear beards. He was supported by Yevgeny Prigozhin. Later, Mr. Sobolev explainedthat he opposes the slovenliness of the military, not the wearing of beards.

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Olesya Pavlenko