Drank, beat up... off to war

В St. Petersburg For the first time, a criminal case was suspended due to the fact that the accused signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense and became an assault trooper-sapper. This said Olga, head of the courts' press service Daria Lebedeva.

According to the investigation, 31-year-old Mikhail, while intoxicated and during an argument, struck the victim at least 31 times with a blunt object.

"During the consideration of the case, the court received a petition from the acting head of the recruitment center for contract military service in the Leningrad Region to suspend proceedings and lift the preventive measure against Mikhail in connection with the conclusion of a contract with him for military service in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation," 

— said Lebedeva.

The defendant supported the motion. As a result, Krasnoselsky District Court Mikhail was released from custody and handed over to the military registration and enlistment office. Mikhail is now a sapper-gunner in an assault company.

В Voronezh The investigation into the criminal case of the theft of a laptop from a media lawyer was suspended in the same manner. Svetlana Kuzevanova. As she told it "NotMoscow" Recently, her laptop was stolen. The thief was found, but since he was "going to the SVO," the criminal case was suspended. At the end of October, Kuban the accused murderer also escaped punishment, having concluded contract with the Ministry of Defense. The court noted that this is also the first time something like this has happened in the region.

In early October, Vladimir Putin signed a law granting exemption from punishment during the trial stage for participation in the war. According to the document, those who signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense regarding military service will be exempted from criminal punishment during the trial stage. This provision also applies to those convicted whose sentence has not yet entered into legal force.