Some conscription crews are using cell phone jammers, an opposition MP has claimed
Ukrainian conscription officials have begun installing cell phone jamming devices in their vehicles so the men they snatch on the street can’t call for help, according to lawmaker Sergey Yevtushok.
A member of the opposition Fatherland party, which has 24 seats in the 450-member Verkhovna Rada, Yevtushok made the startling revelation on air of the Novosti.Live TV channel on Thursday.
“They stop a person, turn on electronic warfare equipment so that he cannot call anywhere – call his relatives or perhaps a lawyer,” Yevtushok said. “They force him into a car and take him to the military registration and enlistment office.”
Yevtushok pointed out that this practice is clearly against Ukrainian law, but appears to be widespread and fully worked out.
“In two or three hours, a person undergoes a medical examination, and the next morning he is already at the…