Mobilisation: can TCC workers detain men?
10 June 2024 11:54
Fedir Venislavskyi, a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defence and Intelligence, stressed that employees of the TCC and JV have no right to detain people if they are not wanted. This was reported by [Kommersant] media outlet, citing an interview with Venislavsky that he gave to RBC-Ukraine.
He stressed that only officers of the National Police of Ukraine have such powers. Venislavsky also noted that police officers do not detain citizens as part of updating military records, but if it turns out that a person is wanted after checking documents, they can be detained and taken to the TCC or the JV.
He also explained that only persons who are wanted because of ignoring summonses or demands can be brought to the TCC and JV.
“And again, only police officers can bring people to the TCC and the JV forcibly. That is, TCC and JV employees do not have the right to act forcibly without police officers. If they act together with police officers, it is, in principle, within the law,” Venislavsky said.
How the mobilisation process works in Ukraine
Ukrainian men between the ages of 25 and 60 are subject to mobilisation. From the age of 18 to 25, men can be mobilised, but only voluntarily, and from 25 to 60 – compulsorily. The law does not provide for any demobilisation periods for them during the war.
According to the new requirements, all men between the ages of 18 and 60 must have a military registration document and present it at the request of authorised representatives. Military registration documents issued before 18 May 2024 remain valid and do not need to be replaced. The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a new form of the document, which can be issued in both paper and electronic form. A paper document is issued within 5 days, while an electronic document is generated through an electronic cabinet. Starting from 17 June, representatives of state authorities will have the right to take photos and videos during the document check, as well as use software to check information about a citizen in the Oberig register of conscripts. Special barcodes will also be inserted into the document to show data updates. In case of violation of the rules of military registration or the absence of a document, a citizen may be detained and taken to a recruitment centre.
In Ukraine, men aged 18-60 must update their military registration data within 60 days, including their current residential address and contact details. The update can be done in person or remotely via an electronic cabinet. Those who are abroad can send the data by email or by phone. Updating the data is necessary to receive consular services. In the future, data updates will be required after each mobilisation. The summons may be delivered in person or sent to the specified address of residence, and refusal to receive it does not exempt from obligations.
