The law provides for the possibility of “forced and controlled movement of citizens from the territory where martial law has been introduced.”
In the Russian Federation, amendments were made to the law on martial law, which, in particular, allows elections to be held in the occupied territories and the deportation of residents. The document was signed by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
The law provides for the possibility of “forced and controlled movement of citizens from the territory where martial law has been introduced to territories where martial law has not been introduced.”
According to the law, it was also possible to hold referendums and elections in state and local government authorities, if the decision on them was taken by the Central Election Commission “based on the results of consultations with the federal executive body that responsible for the development and implementation of state policy, legal regulation in the field of defense and federal executive bodies.
The document allows elections to be held both in the entire territory where martial law was introduced, and only in its part.
Earlier, Putin signed a decree providing for the deportation of Ukrainian citizens from occupied Ukrainian territories if they do not accept Russian citizenship.
To recall, Ukraine is investigating Belarus’ possible role in the forced deportation of children from Russian-occupied territories.
Source: korrespondent
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