In such cases, judges prefer to impose suspended sentences so that the soldier can be sent to war.
In Russia, since the beginning of 2024, military courts have announced an average of 34 sentences for desertion from service every day. This was reported by the Russian publication Mediazona.
It is reported that in March 2024 alone, Russian military courts passed approximately 700 sentences on desertion charges.
“The number of cases against conscientious objectors has increased significantly since the mobilization was announced in September 2022, but the pace has never been the same in 2024,” the publication said.
According to the publication, since the beginning of 2024, military courts have received about 2.3 thousand cases of desertion from service, and since the beginning of mobilization – almost 7.4 thousand cases. Most of them are in Moscow (496 cases), Sverdlovsk (258) and Orenburg (255) regions.
Mediazona added that in such cases, judges prefer to impose suspended sentences so that the soldier can be sent to war.
“This trend has continued. Out of nearly 700 sentences for March 2024, only 44 decisions have been published. In the vast majority (32 cases), the judges chose a suspended sentence,” the statement added. publication.
We remind you that the Russian military is complaining about their brothers who have fled en masse from the front.
It has also been reported that the Russian Federation plans to confiscate property from soldiers for desertion.
Source: korrespondent
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