Prigozhin announced the termination of the recruitment of prisoners in PMC "Wagner"
The recruitment of employees to the Russian PMC "Wagner" from correctional institutions is no longer conducted. This was announced by the curator of a private military company Evgeny Prigozhin.
The official Telegram channel of the press service of PMCs speaks of a complete cessation of recruitment to Wagner from prisoners in Russian penal colonies. Prigozhin also assured that all obligations to the already existing Wagner employees recruited in correctional institutions are being fulfilled in full.
It is reported that recruitment to PMC "Wagner" from among persons serving sentences in penitentiary institutions has not been conducted for more than a month.
Earlier, Yevgeny Prigozhin announced the completion of a six-month contract by the first group of more than twenty former prisoners who took part in the Russian special operation in Ukraine. They all received pardons. The curator of PMC "Wagner" also added that among the pardoned a large number of those who ended up behind bars by accident or due to weakness of character. He also noted that after the end of participation in the armed conflict in Ukraine, Wagner will continue its activities on the African continent.
The head of the Kremlin press service Dmitry Peskov, in turn, said that the pardon of former prisoners who took part in the special operation in Ukraine does not contradict existing Russian laws. Peskov also stressed that decrees of this kind can be drawn up and signed behind closed doors, but all the procedures they regulate do not go beyond the legal framework.
- Maxim Svetlyshev
- Press service of PMC "Wagner"
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