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If posted on the national portal, the conscription notice will take effect… Ban on departure if refused
Human Rights Group Claims ‘Digital Prison’… Authorities “Efficiency of conscription, not mobilization order”
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Correspondent Choi In-young = Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill to block draft evasion by electronically drafting notifications, the Associated Press reported on the 14th (local time).
As Ukraine, which is at war with Russia, is expected to launch a counterattack within weeks, there are observations that Russia may be trying to issue a second mobilization order with a new recruitment system.
The bill, signed by Putin, allows draft notices to be issued electronically as well as mailed to conscripts and reservists subject to call-up.
When a draft notice is posted on the country’s electronic service portal, it is considered effective even if the draft notice is not directly received by the person subject to military service.
Even following the conscription notice is posted, those who do not enlist will be banned from leaving the country, their driver’s licenses will be suspended, and they will not be able to sell assets such as apartments.
The bill, which passed the Russian House of Representatives (State Duma) on the 11th and the Senate on the 12th, was swiftly processed until the last step of President Putin’s signature.
Previously, Russia delivered draft notices directly to conscripts and reservists to be called up. However, in this case, there was a loophole in that those who stayed in a place other than their registered address might avoid conscription.
In fact, in September of last year, when President Putin issued a partial mobilization order to call up 300,000 reservists for the war in Ukraine, chaos erupted as hundreds of thousands of Russian men tried to flee Russia.
The Associated Press reported that with the rapid enactment of the law by the Russian government, fears are spreading that an additional mobilization order following last September will be issued.
It is interpreted that Russia has secured a way to quickly strengthen its military in response to Ukraine preparing for a major spring offensive.
Commentators and human rights activists critical of Russia accuse the legislation of being a move for “digital prisons.”
However, the Russian government denies that there is no plan for mobilization.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov explained that the purpose was to reduce the chaos that occurred during the partial mobilization last September and to improve the conscription system to be more efficient and modern.
Lyudmila Narusova, the only member of the Senate to vote once morest the bill on Thursday and the widow of former St. Petersburg mayor Anatoly Sobchak, strongly opposed the hasty passage, saying it violates the constitution and other laws.
Putin’s speechwriter-turned-critic Abbas Galyamov said the bill would not spark protests even if civil discontent grew. “People have to make a difficult choice between dying in battle or being jailed for protesting,” he said. .
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