Accounts, debts, medical data: Russia expands military enlistment offices' capabilities amid expectations of new mobilization
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has prepared a draft order that will allow military commissariats to obtain a wide array of confidential information about those liable for military service — from bank accounts and loans to medical diagnoses and criminal records. Part of the same data will also be requestable for close relatives. The document appeared amid reports of Russia's preparation for a possible new wave of mobilization.
The draft was published on the Russian federal portal of regulatory legal acts. It defines the list of information that officials of the Russian armed forces will be able to receive free of charge from state bodies, institutions, banks and other organizations.
This is still only a draft order — the new rules have not yet entered into force.
Military enlistment offices will be able to see accounts and debts
The financial part of the dossier may include data on income from tax declarations, bank accounts and deposits, loans and borrowings, the existence of debt, outstanding financial obligations and bankruptcy proceedings.
The military will also be able to request information about a person's labor and entrepreneurial activities, vehicles registered to them, road accidents, place of residence and contact phone numbers.
Separately, the list includes data on foreign passports, including their details and validity period.
Medical institutions must provide information about diagnoses
The draft provides access to a significant amount of medical information.
Military enlistment offices will be able to obtain information about mental and behavioral disorders, registration due to drug addiction, alcoholism or substance abuse, as well as tuberculosis, HIV, viral hepatitis B and C and disability.
The dossier may also include information about criminal proceedings: the opening of a case, investigative actions, the status of a suspect or accused, being wanted or in places of deprivation of liberty, as well as the existence of a criminal record.
In addition, military enlistment offices will be able to obtain data on administrative offenses, enforcement proceedings and restrictions on leaving Russia.
Political activity will also be checked
A separate block concerns socio-political activity. The Ministry of Defense wants to receive information about a person's participation in public associations pursuing political goals, as well as inclusion in the Russian register of so-called "foreign agents".
It is also possible to obtain information about money or property received from foreign sources, if they are not close relatives.
Dossiers may also be collected on relatives
The peculiarity of the draft is that the collection of information is not limited to those liable for military service themselves.
The military will be able to request information from the envisaged list regarding spouses, parents, children, brothers and sisters, as well as relatives of the husband or wife.
Thus, the Russian Ministry of Defense may obtain not only a detailed profile of a specific person liable for military service, but also a significant amount of data about their closest circle.
Russia has already changed the law
The Russian authorities created the basis for such a mechanism at the end of July. Vladimir Putin signed a law that allowed officials of the armed forces to freely request necessary information about citizens from state bodies and organizations.
The new draft of the Ministry of Defense essentially details exactly what information military structures may receive.
This is happening amid signals about possible mobilization
The expansion of access to personal data is occurring simultaneously with the appearance of an increasing number of reports about the Russian authorities' preparation for a possible new large-scale call-up of people into the army.
Earlier, Kurs Ukrainy, citing The Wall Street Journal, reported that Russia is testing the readiness of the state apparatus and society for a new wave of mobilization.
Ukrainian intelligence also stated that the Kremlin may consider mobilizing about 600 thousand people after the State Duma elections. According to its assessment, the Russian authorities are preparing in advance for possible negative social consequences of such a decision.
The draft order of the Ministry of Defense in itself is not an announcement of mobilization. At the same time, access to data on place of work, financial situation, health, documents and relatives will significantly expand the capabilities of Russian military bodies in verifying and registering citizens.
Based on materials from: The Insider, The Moscow Times
