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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law two laws on Wednesday that allow people indicted by courts to fight in Ukraine.
The laws suspend criminal prosecution for people who voluntarily enlist in the military or are mobilized as reservists.
The first law, adopted a week ago by the Duma, allows defendants whose cases are brought before a court of first instance to sign contracts with the armed forces. However, according to the document published on the state legal information portal, this permission is subject to the condition that military service coincides with the period of mobilization or takes place in wartime.
Furthermore, the second regulation interrupts the criminal proceedings and cancels the precautionary measures adopted against the accused during the performance of their military duty.
However, to obtain full release from criminal liability and the dropping of charges, they must receive decorations, end their service for reasons of age or health, or at the end of the period of mobilization and martial law, an option that previously only benefited those who had received a final conviction.
