Support of a lawyer in the military service of law and order (VSP)

One of the special law-enforcement-type formations in the Armed Forces is the Military Law Enforcement Service. Its main task is to ensure the fulfillment of the requirements of the current Ukrainian legislation regarding military discipline and law and order among the servicemen of the Armed Forces. The law defines the total number of this special formation – no more than 1.5% of the total number of the Armed Forces. The legislative framework for the functioning of the law enforcement service is determined by the following Laws: the Law of Ukraine “On the Military Law and Order Service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine”, the Statute of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other normative legal acts. Situations when it may be necessary to be accompanied by a lawyer in the Military Law and Order Service are not unique. This is one of the areas of work of specialists of our law firm Prykhodko and Partners.

Functional duties of the Military Law and Order Service

The army is an integral part of modern Ukrainian society. However, one should not try to idealize anyone. Recently, there are quite a lot of cases of violations of the current legislation by military personnel. As a result, thousands of open criminal proceedings.

The main goal of the Military Law and Order Service is to control the provision of legal protection of the interests of servicemen against whom proceedings have been opened.

VSP representatives can be called a kind of coordinators of lawyers who provide legal assistance to military personnel.

Among the functional duties of representatives of the Military Law and Order Service:

• Inspection of the premises of military units.
• Drawing up protocols on the commission of administrative offenses against representatives of the Armed Forces.
• Detention of persons dressed in military uniform who have pronounced signs of mental disorder.

In exceptional cases, military personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces may apply measures of physical influence, for example, the use of hand-to-hand combat techniques and weapons to stop the commission of offenses (Article 9 of the Law).

The use of firearms can be characterized as a last resort. Its use is possible in the following cases:

1. Protection of citizens from situations that threaten their health and life.
2. Release of hostages.
3. Protection of military personnel.
4. Detention of a person who has been caught committing a serious or particularly serious crime.

Support of a lawyer at the VSP

The organization of legal protection of military personnel involves the active involvement of professional lawyers. For example, our lawyers Prykhodko and Partners are able to solve even complex analytical legal issues. We are familiar with non-standard situations.

The military personnel of the VSP have at their own disposal sufficiently broad powers. This is justified by the fact that they ensure military discipline and law and order among servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and representatives of other paramilitary formations.

However, there are not rare cases when it is the representatives of the VSP who violate the requirements of the current Ukrainian legislation.

It is in these cases that it is better to involve professional lawyers Prykhodko and Partners. We will help prove the abuse of authority by representatives of the Military Law and Order Service, for example, the implementation of illegal actions, illegal involvement in administration. responsibility, etc.

Our lawyers have the necessary practical experience in military litigation. This is a very important factor. Agree, a lawyer should be prepared to protect your interests and rights, know how best to cooperate with various military structures.

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