Deputies of the State Duma proposed to call for emergency service in the FSB

Deputies of the State Duma of Russia propose to call up the country’s citizens for compulsory service in the FSB. This is reported by “Mediazona”. The publication drew attention to such a proposal by deputies in the table of recommended amendments to the draft law allowing the Russian Guard to create volunteer formations.

It is proposed to add to the law “On the Federal Security Service” the article “On military conscription in FSB bodies”. At the same time, it is noted that those who are recognized in Russia as “foreign agents”, have citizenship or a residence permit of another country and take narcotics or psychotropic drugs without a doctor’s prescription will not be accepted for compulsory service in the FSB.

The law allowing the Russian Guard to create volunteer formations was adopted on December 7 in the second reading. In its first reading, it was adopted on October 17, and only the Russian Guard was mentioned in it. According to the draft law, the agency will be able to create volunteer formations on behalf of the country’s president. The deputies explained such an initiative by the fact that Russian Guard soldiers are participating in the war against Ukraine and are performing tasks there that are “similar to the functionality of the Ministry of Defense.”