Rada votes to deprive traitors of awards
20 November 15:31
The Verkhovna Rada has supported a bill to deprive state awards for popularizing or propagandizing the aggressor state or committing other illegal actions against Ukraine. This was announced by MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak, Komersant ukrainskyi reports
The document was initiated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who called on the Rada to consider the bill back in July. State awards, including the title of Hero of Ukraine, the Order of Merit, and others, will be taken away from those who popularize or propagandize Russia, justify the war and occupation.
Presidential draft law No. 11410 was supported by 283 MPs.
Traitors to Ukraine will be deprived of their awards by a court decision or the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC).
This applies to those who have received state awards of Ukraine, including the Hero of Ukraine, the Order of Merit, and others.
Thus, the court may impose an additional penalty in the form of deprivation of state awards on persons found guilty of committing a grave or especially grave crime, a criminal offense against the foundations of national security of Ukraine, against peace, security of humanity and international law and order.
It also stipulates that the court, when passing a sentence, must decide, among other things, whether there are grounds for depriving the accused of a state award of Ukraine.
The voted draft law also provides for the deprivation of state awards by a decision of the National Security and Defense Council, enacted by a presidential decree.
It also stipulates that a person deprived of state awards of Ukraine loses the right to all rights and benefits provided for persons awarded state awards of Ukraine.
