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Putin signs law allowing criminal defendants to join the military (kyivindependent.com)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Oct. 2 that exempts defendants from criminal liability if they join the Russian army, according to Russia's legal information portal.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago

40% of the nearly 60,000 prisoners who are currently held in pre-trial detention centers

Those 24.000 surplus (if they got that maximum number) would be killed in less than two weeks at the current rate of attrition.

I think the point is another: If you go to court over your protest against the war you could be sent to that specific war...