KYIV, Ukraine Gate , 21 ,May , 2022 | Ukraine News.
The petition to lift the ban on conscripts to leave Ukraine received the required 25,000 votes. Now it must be considered by the President .
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“Initially, contrary to the norms of international conventions, outside the laws of Ukraine, a ban was imposed on the departure of almost all adult men. Now the criminal penalty for leaving the country during the war is up to ten years in prison. These initiatives have nothing to do with the rule of law, “the petition reads.
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Its author calls on the President of Ukraine:
- to lift the ban on the departure of men aged 18 to 60 from the territory of Ukraine and to return the free crossing of the border by citizens of Ukraine;
- review the order of conscription during mobilization, introducing the priority of conscription of volunteers;
- strengthen the responsibility of military enlistment offices and border checkpoints for corruption offenses.
The petition was published on May 18 and received more than 25,000 signatures in three days. The document is currently awaiting consideration by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ukrainian conscripts who went abroad during martial law and did not return for 30 days, the Verkhovna Rada offered to deprive them of citizenship.
Source: Ukrgate
