In the occupied Crimea, in July, 8 new criminal cases were recorded against residents of Crimea under Article 328 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (evasion from service in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation). This was reported by the Crimean Human Rights Group.

“The CHRG in July recorded 8 new criminal cases against residents of Crimea under Article 328 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (evasion from Service in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) and 9 new sentences imposed under this article”,- the message says.

It is noted that in total, at the end of July, 125 criminal cases were recorded for evading service in the Russian Armed Forces, which were referred to the Crimean courts for consideration. Of these, 113 have already been sentenced, 12 more are under consideration.