“In connection with the statement of Serhiy Gnezdilov, a soldier of the 56th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade, that he voluntarily left the service due to the lack of settlement by the authorities of the issue of demobilization, law enforcement officers opened a criminal proceeding, which will be investigated by the SBI.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
In connection with the statement of Serhiy Gnezdilov, a soldier of the 56th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade, that he voluntarily left the service due to the lack of settlement by the authorities of the issue of demobilization, the law enforcement officers opened a criminal proceeding, which will be investigated by the SBI.
Source: the spokeswoman of the Prosecutor’s Office, Nadiya Maksimets, commented to “Ukrainian Pravda”, “Interfax-Ukraine” with reference to an interlocutor in law enforcement agencies
Direct speech Maksimets: “According to the information in the media, the law enforcement agencies submitted information to the EDPR regarding a possible violation of the order of military service by a citizen of Ukraine on the grounds of committing a criminal offense provided for in Article 408 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (desertion – ed.).
As part of the investigation, his fulfillment of military service obligations and commanders’ orders is checked. The body of the pre-trial investigation is the State Criminal Investigation Department.
Details: At the same time, the source of “Interfax-Ukraine” reported that Gnezdilov is currently on sick leave, so he does not have any procedural status, he was not informed about the suspicion.
“He is currently on sick leave, the term of which will expire in the near future. If he does not arrive at the duty station within three days after that, further procedural decisions will be made,” the interlocutor of the agency explained.
Prehistory:
- On September 21, the soldier wrote on Facebook that he voluntarily left the unit to draw attention to the need to establish terms of service for the mobilized. This act caused an ambiguous reaction in society, opinions on this matter were divided.
- In the 56th separate motorized infantry brigade, where Gnezdilov serves, an official investigation was ordered and it was announced that the soldier “committed actions that contain signs of a criminal offense.”