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Thought The Russian Chamber of Deputies approved on Tuesday check this allows recruit into the army people accused by the law and also prepares the ground for the termination of his criminal prosecution.

“During a period of mobilization, martial law or during war, a contract for military service may be concluded. not only with people with a criminal recordthose who committed crimes and served their sentences, but also with the defendants during the trial“Says the rule approved on Tuesday.

The measure applies to any stage of the process, whether after the case has been referred to the court by the prosecutor, during own trial or appeal.

New law expands rules approved in March This year, the law softened the sentences of people who had served their sentences and signed contracts with the Russian Army, but did not apply to those who had not yet been sentenced.

In addition, the amended law stipulates that the accused may seek to have the charges dropped In the case of an award or other military merit, this opportunity was previously available only to people with final convictions.

You may also be eligible if the accused reaches the age required to serve in the Armed Forces, or health reasons and the end of the mobilization period.

Last year, Russia also raised the maximum age for a number of categories. reservists up to 55 years olda measure that will be implemented in this way staggered from 2024 to 2028.

Russian authorities have recently taken various measures to increase the number of army troops without having to issue decrees on new, extremely unpopular mobilizations, promoting more attractive contracts for service in the Armed Forces.

After the invasion of the Ukrainian border in the area of ​​the city. KurskPresident of Russia, Vladimir Putinincreased to 1.5 million quantity soldiers in the Russian Army, which thus became the second largest in the world after the Chinese.

EFE