Rada passes bill to reinstate military in rank: what is known
Kyiv • UNN
The Verkhovna Rada passed a law on the reinstatement of officers deprived of military ranks due to disciplinary sanctions to their former ranks during martial law, subject to positive certification.
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted as a whole a draft law that provides that during martial law, officers deprived of their military rank through disciplinary procedure shall be reinstated in their former military rank regardless of their regular position. This was reported by UNN with reference to MP Oleksiy Honcharenko and the card of the draft law No. 9316.
The Verkhovna Rada approves the reinstatement of former military officers in rank (No. 9316),
Details
According to the draft law, during martial law, officers deprived of their military rank through disciplinary action shall be reinstated in their former military rank, regardless of the staff position they hold, subject to positive certification, by orders of their superiors or persons equivalent to them and above.
In the absence of such an official (as a result of disbandment, liquidation of a military command and control body, etc.), the order is issued by a higher official who has the right to issue orders on personnel.
Prior to the reinstatement of an officer in his/her former military rank and assignment of another rank, repeated deprivation of military rank is not allowed. "A person reinstated in military rank enjoys the rights and privileges established by law in accordance with the reinstated military rank,
Recall
In May, the Verkhovna Rada adopted in the second reading and in general a draft law that would allow prisoners to be released from serving their sentences if they are performing military service. For the second reading, the law was amended to exclude persons convicted of corruption and serious crimes from the possibility of early release.