The Verkhovna Rada Defense Committee has considered all 4269 amendments to the draft law on mobilization, which is as follows
The Parliamentary Committee on National Security and Defense has completed consideration of all amendments to the draft law on mobilization. There were 4269 of them.
The committee’s chairman, Oleksandr Zavitnevych, posted this on Facebook on March 29.
“The Committee has completed consideration of all 4269 amendments to the draft law on mobilization. The committee meetings were attended by representatives of relevant ministries and agencies, as well as MPs who authored the relevant amendments,” he wrote, noting that the review process was lengthy and debatable.
“Now, together with our colleagues, we will further work on the committee amendments, and the final comparative table will be formed,” Zavitnevych added.
After that, the table will be submitted to the Council’s main legal department, which will have to issue a conclusion. Only then can the draft law be considered in the parliamentary hall.
What is known about mobilization in Ukraine
On December 19, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a press conference on the results of 2023 that the General Staff had asked for an additional 450-500 thousand troops. Ukrainians.
On December 25, 2023, the Cabinet of Ministers submitted a bill to the Rada to improve the mobilization procedure.
On January 8, the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy recognized the government’s draft law on mobilization as containing corruption risks.
On January 11, the draft law on mobilization was returned to the government for revision without being considered by parliament.
Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets claims that some provisions of the draft law on mobilization violate the Constitution, Ukraine’s international obligations and people’s rights.
In late January, the government submitted an updated draft law on mobilization to the Rada. However, at a meeting on February 5, the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy again recognized the document as containing corruption risks.
At a meeting on February 6, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine supported the extension of martial law and general mobilization for another 90 days, until May 13, 2024.
On February 7, the Verkhovna Rada supported in the first reading the government’s draft law No. 10449 on strengthening mobilization.
