The State Duma is currently not considering the possibility of introducing criminal liability for evading military service during the period of mobilization, since the initiative has "lost its relevance." This is stated in a joint statement by Andrei Kartapolov, Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee, and Vasily Piskarev, Chairman of the Security Committee.
However, they acknowledged that initially the authorities had such plans.
“The initiative to introduce liability for evasion of military service during the period of mobilization was indeed considered at the very beginning of the announcement of partial mobilization. Its purpose was to equalize responsibility for evasion between conscripts and mobilized citizens.
On November 1, Izvestia, citing sources in the State Duma, claimed that deputies and senators from United Russia would submit amendments to the Criminal Code to the State Duma, which introduce punishment for those who evade mobilization in the form of a fine of up to 500 thousand rubles or imprisonment for up to five years.
On October 31, the press secretary of the President of Russia, Dmitry Peskov, said that there was no decree on the end of mobilization, if it appears, the population "will be additionally informed." Later, Putin, when asked about the decree on the end of mobilization, replied that he needed to talk with lawyers: “I didn’t even think about it, whether it was necessary to declare by decree that it was completed. But it is completed, the point is set.
Please note that the completion or termination of mobilization is in no way regulated by regulations, human rights activist Pavel Chikov points out . The authorities of the regions do not have the authority to complete the mobilization, although they assist in its announcement. We need to wait for Vladimir Putin's decree, until it is signed, the "partial" mobilization announced in the country and the legal regime are preserved. The need for a new wave of conscription may arise at any moment.