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111 Slain When Servicing in Russia’s Army This Year
The number of crimes committed in Russia’s Army shed 2.1 percent on year in 2006, according to the country’s prosecutors. But the number is still rather high the decline notwithstanding.
In 2006, for instance, military prosecutors investigated more than 16,000 crimes committed by military. Of them, 97 percent were forwarded to the courts and more than 15,000 people were condemned.
The good news is that the number of military slain as a result of violent crimes rooting in hazing and manhandling shed nearly two fold, according to Prosecutor General Office.
This information, however, is strongly doubted by right advocates, including the Soldiers’ Mothers Committee. They say the better portion of all crimes committed in Russia’s Army isn’t disclosed but kept secret within military units.
The general unwillingness of Russia’s youth to serve in the Army is blamed exactly on hazing and victimization by officers and old-timers. The polls show that 70 percent of respondents share this opinion.
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