Putin signed the law on the possibility of contract service for convicts

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that allows citizens with a criminal record, with the exception of those who have committed serious crimes, to conclude contracts with the Ministry of Defense during martial law. In addition, the law allows contracts to be limitedly fit for military service (if they do not have diseases specified by the list of the Ministry of Defense). Document published on official Internet portal of legal information.

The law also provides for the age limit for contract service in designated periods for those with a military rank of senior officer up to colonel general, admiral inclusive – 70 years, for those with a different military rank – 65 years. initiative submitted to the State Duma May 31, United Russia deputies Andrey Kartapolov and Andrey Krasov.

Now martial law valid in the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. PMC “Wagner” has experience in recruiting prisoners for military service. June 13 Russian President Vladimir Putin declaredthat PMC fighters and volunteer organizations need to conclude contracts with the Ministry of Defense. The head of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said that his fighters would not do this.

On June 23, Yevgeny Prigozhin accused the Ministry of Defense of hitting his company’s positions and said that 25,000 people were going to “deal with it.” Today, June 24, Evgeny Prigozhin declaredthat his fighters control military facilities in Rostov-on-Don. Russian President Vladimir Putin called these events a rebellion and a betrayal.

Follow the situation with Prigogine in online broadcasts “b”.

Erdni Kagaltynov