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Russians accused of crimes offered choice - fight in Ukraine instead of court

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69% Informative

New laws force prosecution and defence lawyers to inform people charged with most crimes they have the option to go to war instead of court.

If they sign up, the prosecution and any investigation will be stopped.

Their cases will generally be closed completely at the end of the war.

Some sign up in the hope of avoiding prison and a criminal record - but it’s not an easy way out.

Andrey Perlov's daughter Alina says he was sent to a strict punishment cell for refusing to join the army .

He was forbidden from seeing or calling his family when he refused a second time.

The last time Alina saw her father in court in mid-July , he had lost a lot of weight.

VR Score

67

Informative language

62

Neutral language

70

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

43

Offensive language

possibly offensive

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not hateful

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Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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