The State Duma of Russia at a meeting on Tuesday adopted in the second and a little later also in the third reading a bill which involves the creation of a unified register of persons liable to military service and introduces electronic diaries .
At second reading, the deputies – 391 parliamentarians – unanimously voted for the changes. There were no votes against or abstentions. In the third reading, 395 deputies voted, of which only one abstained, there were no votes against, notes Novaya Gazeta. Europe”.
Earlier on Tuesday, the text of the amendments was published on the portal of the lower house. They are adding new ways to notify recruits – by registered mail, electronically through the State Services Portal, and through the MFC. Until now, subpoenas were served only in person or through the employer.
Also in Russia, a unified register of persons liable to military service is being set up. “The military registration register is formed by military commissariats in the manner prescribed by the government … in an automated manner based on information from the state information resource,” the text of the amendments reads. The register will contain the personal data of those liable for military service, including the place of residence and the specialty of military registration. Information in the database will automatically come from associated state resources.
Restrictions are in place for those who have failed to report to the military registration and enlistment office, including a ban on foreign travel, and the ban will take effect from the day the summons is considered delivery.
Other restrictions for fraudsters include prohibitions on registration as an individual entrepreneur, state vehicle registration, driving, refusal to enter into a loan agreement, a loan agreement. Restrictions may be applied in the event of non-registration on the agenda within 20 calendar days.
The amendments were submitted to the State Duma on April 10, in a bill initially discussed in 2018 but postponed a year later, RBC notes.
According to the telegram channel SOTA, MPs did not have time to familiarize themselves with all the 60-page amendments before consideration. Two representatives of the Communist Party complained about the situation. In response, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin urged “not to sabotage the work” of parliament, SOTA said in a statement.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov assured journalists on Tuesday that the adoption of the bill on electronic subpoenas should not cause panic among the population or lead to a new wave of emigration, since it aims to rationalize the conscription of persons liable to military service. When asked if electronic subpoenas would be sent to the Gosuslug portal in the event of a second wave of mobilization, Peskov said that “there is no second wave”. His comment leads to “Kommersant”.
With the adoption of the amendments, the draft summons will be considered received from the moment its electronic copy is published on the “personal account” of the state services, Andrei Kartapolov, head of the Defense Committee, said on Tuesday. of the Duma. Among other things, it was noted that a Russian who was not on the agenda would be obliged to report independently to the military commissariat at the next call within two weeks of its start.
According to Andrei Kartapolov, the new rules will apply to everyone who is liable for military service, not just conscripts. The electronic subpoena law will not apply to the Spring 2023 draft, Kartapolov added.
Already on April 12, the amendments that equalize paper and electronic summons to the military registration and enlistment office can be approved by the Federation Council, writes, in particular, Vedomosti. For the amendments to enter into force, after consideration by the parliament, the President of Russia must sign.
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