This is Lyudmila Narusova, one of the few members of Russia’s Federation Council who refused to vote for the introduction of forces into the DNR/LNR. Now, she’s asking for answers about the conscripts fighting in Ukraine (against Russian law).
https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1499780476495618048
During a meeting regarding changes to the criminal code and prosecution for spreading “fakes,” she asked what the govt. had to say about information that conscripts had been forced to sign military contracts or had others sign military contracts for them.
She further asked about the fate of one company of conscripts—out of 100, only 4 are still alive. Rather than address her concerns, however, she was told that this was a matter for further investigation and had nothing to do with the proceedings.
She only wanted to know whether this information was reliable or unreliable, since the Russian MoD refuses to divulge any such details. For trying to separate fact from fiction in a meeting ostensibly about “fakes,” she was told her query was off topic.
These legislative proceedings make a mockery out of truth. Russia sends conscripts to fight and die—against their wills and Russia’s own laws—and if anyone speaks up, it’s a matter to be lost in the bureaucracy. No government investigation will ever answer Lyudmila’s questions.
Nor will the govt. answer to the mothers and families of these soldiers who have been used as cannon fodder in Putin’s illegal war on Ukraine. Instead, the only “investigations” that lead to any conclusions are those focused on suppressing truth and repressing the opposition.
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