Politics · Russia · 1 day ago
Rights lawyer warns of increased Russian conscription raids from October 15
A lawyer with the Movement of Conscientious Objectors expects raids on conscripts in Russia to increase from October 15.
That date marks the start of sending conscripts to military units, the lawyer said.
He said recruiters may target men facing debt, criminal records, or limited support from family and friends.
Men who work away from home on rotating shifts may also be vulnerable, in his view.
He advised men to give a wife or close relative notarized authority to contact lawyers, and to carry work and medical documents if they have them.
The documents could help relatives or lawyers challenge official actions, he said.
He also said security officers and National Guard personnel stopping men in the street cannot take them away or force them to sign a contract; they can take someone to a police station to draw up a report.
Artem Klyga, head of the legal department at the Conscientious Objectors Movement, warned that raids targeting conscripts in Russia could increase from October 15.
He said conscripts begin being sent to military units on that date.
Klyga said men with debt, criminal records or limited family support may be at greater risk of recruitment efforts.
He advised people to arrange a notarised power of attorney and carry work and medical documents where relevant.
He said security officers and National Guard members stopping men on the street cannot take them away to force them to sign a contract.
- Who
- Artem Klyga, head of the legal department at the Conscientious Objectors Movement, issued the warning.
- What
- Raids targeting conscripts in Russia could intensify. Klyga also advised people at risk to prepare documents.
- When
- From October 15, when conscripts begin being sent to military units.
- Where
- Russia.
- Why
- Klyga said the dispatch of conscripts to military units begins on October 15, which could lead to more raids.
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The dispatch of conscripts to military units begins, which Klyga said could lead to increased raids.
- Warning
- Raids targeting conscripts could intensify from October 15
- Source
- Artem Klyga, legal department head at the Conscientious Objectors Movement
- Risk factors
- Debt, criminal records and lack of family support
- Advice
- Arrange a notarised power of attorney and carry relevant work and medical documents
- Powers of officers
- They may take a person to a police station to draw up a report, but cannot force them to sign a contract
What people are saying
Very often we come across orphans; it is truly terrible, because a person literally has no relatives, no friends, nobody.
They are directly looking to see whether a person has a family or not; that also becomes a factor.
Even if your illness does not exempt you from anything, even if there are just some mild symptoms, still take them, make a folder and carry the documents with you.