“The OGP explains that information on military criminal offenses belongs to official information and is not subject to publication”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“Information on criminal offenses against the established order of military service (military criminal offences), as well as on the persons who committed them, belong to official information and are not subject to public disclosure,” says the response of the Prosecutor General’s Office to RFE/RL’s request.
In addition, as stated in the OGP, the provision and publication of information about such criminal offenses in the conditions of martial law can “discredit the defense forces and be used to the detriment of state interests, in particular to assess the moral and psychological state of servicemen, the level of discipline, the combat effectiveness of military formations, and can also become a tool of IPSO aimed at undermining trust in the military leadership and the system of mobilization training.”
And this creates risks for defense activities and information security of the state, negatively affects the maintenance of the country’s defense capabilities, added the Prosecutor General’s Office.
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