It turns out that from the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the Sejm 2 draft laws concerning the dismissal of Polish volunteers fighting in the Ukrainian military from criminal work have appeared. Despite this, they are inactive facing prison sentences if they decide to return to Poland.
In accordance with Article 142 of the Criminal Code Alien military enlistment, Poles fighting in abroad troops are facing prison sentences from 3 months to 5 years.
Work on the first bill started 2 years ago and ran smoothly. On 12 April 2022, the legislature adopted a resolution, and a day later it passed to the Sejm a bill on abolition for Polish volunteers fighting for Ukraine. The Abolition was to include persons who began to service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine or another Ukrainian military formations since 2022. He'd inactive be punished. recruitment to service in any law-absorbed military mercenary service, as well as taking up duties in it, even though specified a formation fought in Ukraine.
There's been silence
But then there was silence, which lasted many months. It was not until December 21 of the same year that another, this time a parliamentary task in the same case. It turns out that Elizabeth Witek, who at the time held the office of the talker of the Sejm, did not even delegate a print number to the project. The work could so not be continued.
Onet portal informs that in late April 2024 he contacted the defence department of Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, but the answer was not satisfactory. How can we read in the Ministry no work is going on on regarding the change of the existing legal position governing the issue of service of Polish citizens in a abroad army or abroad military organisation.
Prosecutor of the National Prosecutor's Office Przemysław Nowak reported that since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine in Poland there has been no no proceeding with Article 142 kk. But the future remains uncertain.
How many Poles fight in Ukraine?
How many Poles support Ukraine in the fight against the Russian invasion? The exact number is unknown. In July 2023 the Russian Ministry of Defence stated that Ukraine supported a full of almost 12 1000 soldiers and mercenaries of various nationalities, including 2.6 1000 Poles.
If anyone tries to give a circumstantial number, you'll know right distant that someone's making it up. It's undetermined today. – said Dr. Casper Gloves in a conversation with the portal.
