Malyuska believes that convicted murderers should also fight
19 April 2024 11:11
The Minister of Justice of Ukraine Denys Malyuska believes that citizens convicted of serious crimes should also be able to serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He said this during an interview in a telethon, Komersant ukrainskyi 
reports.
Discussing the bill No. 11079-1 adopted in the first reading, which allows convicted persons on light crimes to serve, Malyuska was cautious about the possibility of service for those convicted of serious crimes.
“This issue is being discussed. Serious articles also partially fall under this category. This is a matter of a very big moral dilemma. Deputies immediately said: we are removing rapists and everything related to state security. We removed these categories. They also stipulated that those who had killed two or more people or had any other qualifying features should not be allowed to serve. That is, the murder of one person… more or less,”
– malyuska said.
The minister suggests that those convicted of murder may be more effective in the war than other citizens.
“The problem is that those who go to war will go to kill. This is a problem of ethics and a problem of efficiency. Perhaps those who know how to kill would be more effective military than those who have not killed yet. And safer than those who have been robbing for decades and then were given an assault rifle,”
– the official commented.
The minister added that the draft law provides for prisoners to serve in separate units. From the point of view of their management, everything should be done at the general level of the Armed Forces. According to him, the mobilisation of convicts will be different from Wagner.
Mobilisation of convicts
on 10 April, theRada adopted in the first reading draft law No. 11079-1, which provides for the mobilisation of convicted persons.
The draft law provides for the voluntary participation of convicts in hostilities, but only those who meet the requirements for military service in certain specialised units and military units. But the convict’s desire is not enough.
First, he has to submit an application for military service to the institution where he is serving his sentence. After that, he undergoes a medical examination in prison, and only then his data is sent to the MCC, where the military unit considers the possibility of mobilisation.
After the decision of the MCC, the prisoner is checked by the military medical commission, and only if the physiological and mental state of the prisoner meets the requirements, his application, together with a package of documents, is sent to the court, which makes a decision: satisfactory or not.
If the court’s decision is positive, the National Guard takes the convict to the TCC, where the relevant specialised units of military units are formed. Administrative supervision of such released persons will be carried out by the commander of the military unit where they are placed. These people will also be registered separately in the military unit.
At the same time, not all the prisoners will be able to join the ranks of the AFU. The exceptions are those who are
- imprisoned for offences against the national security of Ukraine;
- are imprisoned for the intentional murder of two or more persons, or combined with rape;
- imprisoned for sexual violence;
- has a criminal conviction for criminal offences under Articles 152-1561, 258-2586, part four of Article 2861 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, unless such convictions have been cancelled or removed in accordance with the procedure established by law.
