The Verkhovna Rada passed the law No. 9559d on expanding the powers of local self-government bodies to support the security and defense sector of Ukraine.
Points of attention
- Adoption of Law No. 9559d will allow local authorities to provide defense units with equipment and machinery.
- Reforms in the field of defense testify to the gradual strengthening of the country's defense capabilities and the modernization of management systems in this field.
- Cooperation between the government, parliament and the defense department is key to the implementation of effective reforms in the sphere of defense and security of Ukraine.
- The creation of the military police in Ukraine will ensure the strengthening of the justice system in the Armed Forces and the protection of the rights of servicemen according to NATO standards.
The proposed bill was supported by 303 MPs
303 parliamentarians voted for the document, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak from the "Holos" fraction reported.
According to him, the law allows local councils to finance units of the Defence Forces.
Finally accepted №9559d, which allows local councils to finance units of the defense forces, also restores the possibility of holding remote meetings of collegial bodies of local self-government and regulates individual personnel issues for the period of martial law, Zheleznyak said.
People's deputy Iryna Gerashchenko also reported that the "harmful amendment regarding holding sessions of local authorities online" was removed from the project.
And the draft law itself expands the powers of local self-government, including the right to support military units by purchasing equipment and machinery for units. Also, this law, in fact, amnesties the local self-government for the assistance of the Armed Forces from February 2022, she wrote.
Military police will be created in Ukraine
It is about draft law No. 6569-d, the Ministry of Defense reported.
The Ministry of Defense emphasized that this document is of "key importance" for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which, as the department explains, "are in dire need" of creating a justice system.
The military police will be given the right to search, detain service members, record crimes, and protect their rights according to NATO standards.
The Ministry of Defence plans to cooperate with deputies to improve the bill project.
