Mobilisation of Convicts: Pros and Cons
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On 19 January, Bill No. 10419 was registered in the Verkhovna Rada, proposing the possibility of amnesty for certain categories of prisoners – on the condition that they deploy to the front.
‘Given the difficult situation that has arisen in connection with the invasion of the territory of Ukraine by the Russian Federation and the introduction of martial law throughout the country, there is an urgent need to swiftly reinforce the Ukrainian army and other military formations. In this connection, it is proposed to allow individuals who are already serving sentences, as well as those subject to sentencing, to apply to a prosecutor with a request for their subsequent enlistment into military service during mobilisation,’ the explanatory note to the bill states. The authors of the document propose granting an amnesty to citizens serving sentences who have expressed a desire to perform military service and are fit for it.
