The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine asks Zelensky to toughen the punishment for desertion
The Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian troops, Valery Zaluzhny, addressed Vladimir Zelensky with a request.
He asks the president to sign a law that toughens penalties for failure to comply with orders by the military, as well as for desertion.
Earlier it was reported that the corresponding document was adopted by the Verkhovna Rada.
The essence of the law
The law provides for regular checks of fighters for alcohol and drug intoxication during martial law.
In addition, the same document toughens the punishment for failure to comply with an order – from 3-5 years of imprisonment to 5-8 years.
For refusal to comply with the legal demands of the commander (now punishable by a fine of 100 to 145 tax-free minimums) it is proposed to fine in the amount of 100 to 500 such minimums.
Another measure of punishment is also provided – arrest and sending to a guardhouse for up to 10 days.
I am forced to raise a rather complex topic – increased responsibility for unauthorized departure from a military unit or place of service, desertion, unauthorized departure from the battlefield or refusal to use weapons, disobedience and failure to comply with combat orders – Zaluzhny MIA “Russia Today”.
Commander-in-Chief’s Argument
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine supported changes to the bill on this issue, adopted by the Verkhovna Rada.
He asked Zelensky to “sign the law,” noting that other fighters were forced to cover exposed areas of the front.
As a result, the losses of personnel, territories and civilians increase, and “this should not be the case.”
Is there a threat of increased impunity for commanders? No, commanders also bear full legal responsibility for their actions or inactions,” Zaluzhny concluded.
