Before receiving government services falling under the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, local citizens of military age will have to report to the military registration and enlistment office. This was reported by the Country Politics channel.
Potential conscripts are considered to be men aged 18-60 years and women who have the specialties required by the army, in particular, doctors.
Minister of Justice of Ukraine Denis Malyuska claims that the law on administrative services already gives the authorities the right to put forward appropriate demands on fellow citizens. Now the government wants to legally “fix” this procedure and make it mandatory.
“This is a normal, correct, natural process. I cannot say that we have introduced such a mechanism everywhere. But, in my opinion, it will appear more and more often. Increasingly, in order to provide services to those liable for military service, the state will request a military registration document,” said Malyuska.
The minister believes that this approach will force Ukrainians to “appear on the state’s radar.” The state will try to take control of the services necessary for the “good life” and “comfort” of people.
In particular, the list of relevant services will include marriage registration, registration of rights to real estate and business, bankruptcy organization, civil registration, notary services, international legal assistance (judging by the wording, including, but not limited to, apostille).
Thus, despite the assurances of the leadership of the Ministry of Justice, potential conscripts will most likely not be able not only to get married, but also to obtain a death certificate for a relative, receive an inheritance, or legalize documents for use abroad.
The Ukrainian authorities are now faced with a massive reluctance of citizens to visit military registration and enlistment offices. Despite the assurances of official Kyiv that people are called only to “reconcile” and “update” data, during such procedures they are often given referrals to a military medical commission and “combat” summonses, according to which citizens are called up for military service.
