Government withdraws draft law on mobilization. Umierov declares that new version of draft law is ready
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has withdrawn its draft law on mobilization from the Verkhovna Rada. Defense Minister Rustem Umierov said that his team had already prepared a new version of the draft law.
Censor.NET reports with reference to the website of the Verkhovna Rada and the Facebook page of the Minister of Defense.
As of the evening of January 11, the status of the draft law on mobilization on the website of the Verkhovna Rada is "Draft has been withdrawn."
Later, a post appeared on Rustem Umierov's Facebook account stating that the Defense Minister's team had already prepared a new version of the draft law, taking into account all the proposals agreed upon in working order with people's deputies at meetings of the Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence.
"We are ready to submit it to the Government for approval in the near future," Umierov said.
He also confirmed the withdrawal of the previous version of the draft law.
"This law is necessary for the defense of our country and for every soldier who is now at the front. We need it as soon as possible," the minister emphasized.
He wrote that a working group had been working on the mobilization bill for six months, with representatives of all parliamentary factions, the Ministry of Defense, the General Staff and a number of other ministries and agencies.
The post notes that the Defense Ministry team, together with Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhnyi and Chief of the General Staff Shaptala, participated in discussions and closed meetings after the draft law was registered in parliament and took into account all the warnings.
"Soldiers should be given the opportunity to rest. Those released from captivity should be given a choice whether to stay in the army. Those who choose to stay will need at least a few months of leave. Conscripts should finally be allowed to go home," Umierov added.
"Now the issues of mobilization, military registration and rotations, which are critically important for the state, are being politicized and slowed down. This is unacceptable in times of great war," he summarized.
