Press service of the Western Military District (ZVO), St. Petersburg military registration and recruitment offices have begun sending summonses to those in charge of military service with warnings about restrictive measures against those who did not attend the meeting. point. Reported by TASS.
“The Western Military District press service confirms the authenticity of the new subpoenas,” the report says.
Mash and Fontanka publications previously reported that Petersburgers began receiving subpoenas stamped with the following inscription: “Restrictive measures will be taken against you if you do not arrive at the military commissariat within the allotted time.”
Journalists in one of the district military commissariats of St. Petersburg “Fontanki” He also confirmed that the agendas are real.
“The real agenda. Let it come to the draft board according to the agenda. Restrictive measures… Well, usually, if a person avoids coming to the recruiting office, he is not allowed to go abroad, etc.
The publication notes that on the back of the call it is quoted from an old norm of the legislation of the Russian Federation, in which not being on the agenda automatically imposes the status of a deserter on a person. At the same time, not coming up with the current style can only be considered as an escape.
In addition, on April 26, the Federation Council recommended that the Prosecutor General’s Office monitor the implementation of legislation on military service, as well as pay special attention to keeping a unified record of military records.
In mid-April, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that creates a unified record for those responsible for military service, mails subpoenas in electronic form, and disqualifies those who are not on the agenda in the military registration and enlistment office.
The person responsible for military service loses the right to go abroad after receiving the summons. If he does not go to the military registry and registry office within 20 days, he will also be prohibited from registering as an individual entrepreneur or self-employed, state registration of real estate will be suspended, limited in transport management, and his registration will be refused, and he will not be given a loan. After appearing in the military registration and enlistment office, the restrictions automatically expire.
The Ministry of Defense stated that the military registration registry was created to “simplify the interaction” of military registration and recruitment offices with the Russians, and promised that electronic summons will not issue “fan mails” to soldiers.
On April 20, the chief military commissar of St. Petersburg, Sergei Kachkovsky, announced that the distribution of electronic summons in the city as part of spring conscription began in a test mode.
He explained that electronic summons come to the personal account in the State Services, and also the possibility of notification via SMS messages is being studied.
It is noted that so far the mailing has been done in test mode and is a preparation for autumn conscription, when the Unified Military Register will need to start working.
On April 19, the chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee, Andrey Kartapolov, told the SHOT Telegram channel that during the ongoing spring draft to the army, electronic summons will not have legal force and their distribution will be of a test nature.
“During this call, electronic summons will only be sent in test mode. To understand: they reach or they don’t. System test. They will not have legal force,” he said.
So, the Moscow military commissar confirmed the words of Maxim Loktev – he said that on April 17, as part of the spring draft, the distribution of electronic subpoenas through the State Services will be carried out in a test mode.