14 June 2023, 23:23
In Vladikavkaz, military convicted of evading service
The Vladikavkaz Garrison Military Court has found the contract soldier, Sergey Sorochinsky guilty of leaving his unit without permission during the mobilization period and sentenced him to 5.5 years in colony.
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on September 24, 2022, after the announcement of mobilization, a part of the article on unauthorized leaving the place of military service during the period of mobilization for a period of more than a month was added to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. It provides for five to ten years of freedom deprivation. This June, a court in Vladikavkaz sentenced Muayed Kochesokov, a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria, to six years in jail, finding him guilty of leaving his military unit without permission.
The Vladikavkaz Garrison Military Court has found Sergey Sorochinsky, a contract soldier, guilty of failing to appear for duty. According to the Court's press service, he had signed a contract for military service, but did not appear at the unit during mobilization and was absent from the unit for more than a month "without valid reasons and under no difficult circumstances."
This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on June 14, 2023 at 01:56 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
Source: Caucasian Knot
