The Cabinet supported the idea of ​​punishment for draft evasion for mobilization

The Commission of the Russian Cabinet of Ministers on Legislative Activities gave a positive review to the amendments providing for criminal punishment for evading conscription for military service on mobilization or in wartime conditions.

According to the text of the review, the commission supports the amendment of article 328 “Evasion of military and alternative civilian service” of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. It proposes to introduce a rule on liability for evading conscription for military service on mobilization or in wartime in the absence of legal grounds for exemption from this service.

At the same time, it is not yet clear what exactly the punishment for this act can be.

Earlier it was reported that the Tomsk contract soldier convicted of evading service. The junior sergeant was burdened by the performance of his duties and on July 16, 2022, without warning, left the location of the military unit. A man spent his free time at his own will and discretion.

In Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, a sentence was passed on a serviceman who arbitrarily left his unit during the period of mobilization. man sentenced to probationhowever, he decided to atone for his guilt by serving in the zone of a special military operation.

At the same time, the Russian parliament adopted amendments on a significant increase in fines for the failure of citizens to appear at the military commissariats on the agenda without a good reason. If the bill is signed by the head of state, they will be fined for amounts from 10 to 30 thousand rubles.