On the night of Thursday, April 11, the Verkhovna Rada completed consideration of over 4,000 rejected amendments to the draft law on mobilization. This was reported by MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak. It is predicted that during the day of April 11, the parliament will proceed to consideration of the amendments recommended by the relevant committees and to a vote as a whole.
As Zheleznyak noted, the consideration of 4,294 rejected amendments to the draft law on mobilization was completed at around 2:00. It took 11 hours, and only 30 deputies remained in the hall before the procedure was completed. “Now there will be a break until morning, then a morning “motivational” speech by the military. After that, there will be 31 votes for 31 taken into account amendments to the law. And the last vote for the draft law as a whole,” the deputy explained about the next steps.
According to MPs Yaroslav Zheleznyak and Oleksiy Honcharenko, during most of the 11-hour process, there were not enough deputies in the session hall for an effective vote. Therefore, it is more likely that all the amendments considered were rejected.
The author of each amendment could insist on its inclusion in the vote, but for such an amendment to be adopted, it would be necessary to obtain 226 votes.
Regarding the draft law on mobilization, let us recall: on January 30, the government registered a new version of the draft law on mobilization (No. 10449) in the Verkhovna Rada. It provides, among other things, for the introduction of summonses through the conscript's electronic account.
The government also proposed establishing a term of service — in the event of continuous service for 36 months during martial law. In such a case, discharge from military service was to be carried out within the terms determined by a decision of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Headquarters.
On February 7, draft law No. 10449 on strengthening mobilization was supported in the parliament on the first reading. On February 27, the National Security Council Committee began consideration of the draft law for the second reading.
On April 9, the Committee on National Security and Defense, at the initiative of the Cabinet of Ministers, removed the section on service terms from the draft law on mobilization and completed its consideration.
Committee member, People's Deputy Iryna Friz, revealed the details of the approved amendments to the draft law on mobilization.
For example, the provision of consular services to citizens of Ukraine abroad will be provided provided that they have updated their personal data at consular institutions within 60 days from the date of entry into force of the Law, in accordance with the requirements of martial law.
The implementation of an electronic account for conscripts, conscripts, and reservists remains a right (opportunity), not an obligation.
