Kremlin toughens penalties for Russians who refuse to be summoned

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The Russian Duma approved the law on Tuesday toughens penalties for fleeing military mobilizationwhether you are a novice or a reserve, travel banrefusal to issue loans or register real estate.

Precaution “temporary restrictionsThose who do not respond within 20 days from the notification of the summons and “refuse to mobilize” without a valid reason. Requests will now be sent electronically as well as in writing.

“With these changes Russia quickly corrects shortcomings in its military registration system According to the Interfax news agency, Andrei Kartapolov, chairman of the Duma Defense Committee, appeared in 2022.

Thanks to these changes, the mobilized citizen will have to report his decision at a military post or through the State Services portal. If the application is not sent to you and the State calls, you will be responsible for notifying it as well.

If the citizen does not respond to the call or does not notify that the application has not reached him, a signed warning is sent to him informing about the call. travel restrictions against youalso the possibility of taking other restrictive measures in case you do not go to the police station.

“In our opinion, the changes we propose are also contribute to social justice. After all, service in the ranks of the Armed Forces is not only a sacred duty, but an honorable constitutional duty.”

Before the measure was approved, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the press that for the time being “No plans” to organize a second wave of mobilization in RussiaAs collected by the TASS news agency.

The measure aims to remedy the failures and shortcomings that emerged when Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a “partial mobilization” to recruit 300,000 people in the framework of the war in Ukraine. At that time, many people left the country, avoiding mobilization.

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