Prisoners were proposed to be released for participation in the war

Senators Andrei Klishas and Olga Kovitidi have developed a bill to pardon prisoners for participation in hostilities. He will not apply to those who were convicted of rally articles, Kovitidi told in her telegram channel.

At the time of publication, the news was not submitted to the State Duma.

Details. According to Kovitidi, the amendments will affect those who are serving a sentence for crimes of “ small and medium gravity ”, but convicts under rally articles will not be able to free themselves from punishment in this way.

In addition to articles on calls for participation or participation in the riots, violation of the rules for holding a rally to the list of restrictions include articles on “discrediting”, promoting Nazi symbols, calls for sanctions against Russia and “fakes” about the army of Russia.

The basis for liberation can be “courage and heroism in the performance of military duty” or “conscientious attitude” to the service - so the convict can “prove the correction”. The court may release the convict or replace him with the remaining part of the punishment with the milder command, according to the command, added Covitidi.

Senatorka notes that the law “eliminates the gap in the current legislation” and will allow us to participate in the war and “protect the interests of the Fatherland”.

The changes will be made to the Criminal Code in the form of Article 82.2, which will refer to “providing in wartime, during the period of mobilization, martial law or armed conflict to certain categories of convicts, delayed the execution of sentences in connection with their direction to participate in the fighting”.

TASS, citing a document, claims that if the convict who received a deferred refuses to participate in the war or fulfills the duty “improperly”, then he can be sent back to serve his sentence.

General picture. Previously, the deputies of the Bashkir State Assembly put forward a similar proposal, who introduced a bill on a delay from punishment for prisoners who went to the war zone. In addition, the “RIA FAN” connected with the entrepreneur Evgeny Prigozhin showed as prisoners who fought for the Wagner PMC in Ukraine and the limbs that lost there, they are supposed to be a certificate of pardon and release.

Deeper . Read the investigation of “Paper” about how prisoners from St. Petersburg are offered to fight in Ukraine.

Schell and reckless acts are recognized by crimes of minor gravity, for which the maximum punishment does not exceed three years in prison.

Crimes of moderate gravity are intentional acts for which the maximum punishment does not exceed five years in prison, and careless acts, the maximum punishment for which does not exceed ten years in prison.

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