LONDON, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a law allowing the mobilization of former prisoners convicted of serious crimes, the Russian news agency RIA reported on Friday.
The law excludes people who have been convicted of child sexual abuse, treason, espionage or terrorism, RIA said.
Vladimir Putin ordered on September 21 the partial mobilization of reservists to fight in Ukraine. According to Interfax, the head of the Kremlin said on Friday that 318,000 men had been enlisted so far. (Written by Guy Faulconbridge, French version Jean-Stéphane Brosse, edited by Sophie Louet)
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