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Parliament recommends adopting bill on liability for use of child for military purposes

Parliament recommends adopting bill on liability for use of child for military purposes

The Parliamentary Committee on Law Enforcement Activities recommends that the Verkhovna Rada adopt as a basis bill (No. 12170) on establishing liability for the illegal movement, recruitment and use of a child for military purposes by a representative of a foreign state, the press service of the Verkhovna Rada apparatus said.

The bill proposes to amend the Criminal Code, which provides for a penalty of imprisonment for a term of eight to 12 years for illegal movement, deportation, unjustified delay in the repatriation of a child, recruitment and use of a child for military purposes by a representative of a foreign state.

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