A bill has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada proposing to increase liability for illegal deprivation of liberty or enforced disappearance (abduction) of a person during notification and mobilization measures. This was reported by UNN with reference to the card of bill No. 15303 and the document's author, Heorhiy Mazurashu.
Details
The bill "On Amendments to Article 146-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine regarding increasing liability for illegal deprivation of liberty or enforced disappearance (abduction) of a person during notification and mobilization measures" was registered today, June 8.
Currently, the text of the document is not available on the Rada website; however, the MP shared the main changes on his Facebook page.
Thus, the arrest, detention, abduction, or deprivation of liberty of a person in any other form committed by a representative of the state, including a foreign one, followed by a refusal to acknowledge the fact of such arrest, detention, abduction, or deprivation of liberty, or by concealing information about the fate or whereabouts of such a person, is proposed to be punished by imprisonment for a term of three to five years.
For the specified crime, as well as the forced detention of a person in the premises of military command bodies, assembly (mobilization) points, or military units in the absence of legal grounds or beyond the period of administrative detention established by law carried out by authorized persons, or the forced seizure of (restriction of access to) means of communication from a detained person, committed by an official of a Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center, the Military Law Enforcement Service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, or another military official (including during mobilization measures), it is planned to establish a punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of 5 to 7 years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a term of up to three years.
For the issuance by officials of a knowingly illegal order, instruction, or direction that led to the unlawful detention, delivery, or holding of a person, or the failure of a supervisor who became aware of the actions specified in the first part of this article committed by their subordinates to take measures to stop them and report the crime to competent authorities, the MP proposes punishment by imprisonment for a term of five to eight years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a term of up to three years.
For the above-mentioned actions committed against a minor, or against several persons, or by prior conspiracy by a group of persons, or combined with violence dangerous to the life or health of the victim, or under the influence of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, it is proposed to establish a punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of seven to twelve years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a term of up to three years.
It is noted that representatives of the state should be understood as officials of Ukraine, as well as persons acting with the support, permission, or consent of state authorities or local self-government bodies of Ukraine.
Recall
The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Law Enforcement recommended the adoption in full of bill No. 12442, which provides for criminal liability for servicemen of Territorial Recruitment Centers and members of military medical commissions for violations of mobilization and medical examinations.