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The ombudsman called the controversial norms of the new draft law on mobilization

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Liza Brovko
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Dmytro Lubinets, the Human Rights Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, believes that the government draft law No. 10449 on mobilization contains a number of contradictory norms.

A letter with comments on the draft law, which took up nine pages, was sent to the specialized Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence. At the same time, Dmytro Lubinets met with the Minister of Defense Rustem Umyerov and said that he was ready to respond to the remarks.

Here is what, according to the ombudsman, is wrong with the new draft law on mobilization:

What is provided by draft law 10449

In the updated draft law, government officials reached an agreement on lowering the conscription age. Currently, the maximum age for mobilization is 27 years, in the revised document it was reduced to 25 years. Also, government officials propose to introduce an electronic office of conscripts, which will receive electronic summonses. The revised draft law stipulates that people with disabilities of all groups will be exempted from military service. This means that there will be no mobilization of people with disabilities after the adoption of the relevant draft law.