Deputy Sergei Shargunov (KPRF) submitted a draft law to the State Duma; accordingly, the decision of the draft commission, if appealed by a citizen, may be suspended until the court decision comes into force. Document published Duma database.
Amendments are being made to the law “On military service and military service”. As noted in the explanatory materials, an analysis of the practice of law enforcement agencies showed that an error in determining the category of fitness for military service often leads to an appeal to compulsory military service in court.
The author of the initiative noted that “as a result of misdiagnosis” during the examination by the military medical commission, “persons who, due to their physical and mental qualities, could not fulfill their military service, entered the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.” and they often themselves pose a threat to other military personnel.” He believes that in this case, the mandatory suspension of the decision to enlist in the military makes it possible to exclude the imposition of a danger to the life and health of soldiers, and to avoid situations where a soldier in the conditions of military training is a burden for his colleagues.
Shargunov also noted that currently the law “Alternative Civil Service” provides for such a provision if a citizen objects to the decision of the draft commission to refuse the replacement of military service with alternative civilian service. He explained that “the existence of this disproportion contradicts the constitutional principle of equality” because “there are no political and legal reasons for such differentiation”.
Previously, the State Duma invoice introduced on the gradual increase of the military age for military service to 21 years.
In addition, this bill provides for gradually increasing the upper limit of the military service age to 30.