The Ministry of Justice expects that the law on the mobilization of convicts will allow 10-20 thousand people to be recruited into the army.
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Yes, ten to twenty thousand. Definitely no more. But again, the question is in the approaches. I say the numbers are absolutely not calculated, because depending on each scenario the number will be different,” Minister Denys Maluska said in an interview with BBC-Ukraine.
According to him, penitentiary institutions in Ukraine, including pre-trial detention centers, are overcrowded, and there are no free places anywhere, even in large cities:
That’s why it’s a big problem. Last but not least, I strongly advocate for the mobilization of prisoners and convicts in order, among other things, not to violate the standards for the number of people per certain area.
At the same time, he added that he does not understand the principle of work of military medical commissions, based on the experience of prisoners undergoing the Military Medical Commission.
This is an approach where in front of you there should be a person with perfect health. At least, they applied this approach to our institutions. It should be simply, I don’t know, “a two-meter-tall blond Aryan with knowledge of three foreign languages.” But it seems that the approach has now changed, now the Armed Forces are more determined to create fewer obstacles to mobilization, says the minister.
This week the Verkhovna Rada adopted a bill on the mobilization of certain categories of convicts.
Those convicted of serious crimes such as premeditated murder, rape, sexual violence or crimes against the fundamentals of national security cannot mobilize.
The total resource of prisoners who can join the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is about 15-20 thousand people. This was stated by the head of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction, David Arakhamia.
Source: Racurs
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