Military court sent to jail accused of desertion father of six children

The Novocherkassk garrison military court, at the request of the military investigation bodies of the TFR, arrested a private who served in the 72nd motorized rifle brigade, it became known to Kommersant. According to the investigation, the soldier deserted (Part 3 of Art. 338 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). For this, he faces from 5 to 15 years in prison. Appealing the chosen measure of restraint in the Southern district military court, the defender of the defendant asked to release him under the supervision of the command of the unit.

From the complaint it followed that the defendant has been serving under contract since 2023 and since then has been involved in hostilities. He was awarded medals "For courage" and Zhukov, and also has numerous departmental awards of the Ministry of Defense. According to the investigation, the accused does not intend to hide, since he is dependent on six children born in 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2017. Private has serious health problems as a result of injury and difficult conditions of service.

The appellate instance left the military in pre-trial detention, having decided that the crime, which is charged to the private, “outweighs the requirement of respect for personal freedom and inviolability of his person, regardless of the presumption of innocence.” As the court ruled, "certainly," further verification of evidence gathered during the preliminary investigation of the criminal case is necessary.

Nikolai Sergeev