President signs law on Military Ombudsman

According to the entry for draft law No. 13266, the president signed the document on September 18, Ukrinform reports.

As reported earlier, on September 17, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the law on the Military Ombudsman, supported by 283 Members of Parliament.

The legislation is aimed at establishing an additional, effective mechanism to protect the rights of servicemembers. It is designed to complement existing safeguards for constitutional rights and freedoms, without abolishing them or altering the competences of state bodies responsible for the protection and restoration of rights and freedoms.

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