“For false documents, a sentence of up to two years in prison may threaten, but there is an important point: did the hockey player present a false military ID card in order to be released from conscription. If he did not present it, but simply kept it, then the responsibility lies with whoever produced this document. As the case of Fedotov showed, he bears no responsibility, but was simply called into service.
As for Kaprizov, who plays in the NHL, playing abroad does not exempt him from conscription or grant a reprieve, so he is in any case threatened with being called up for military service upon his arrival. If he doesn’t somehow appear by the time he turns 27, he will most likely face criminal liability for escape of up to two years in prison.
A person who has been living abroad for at least six, at least ten months, still has to solve his problem with the army. There are situations where people leave very early before being registered for military service. And so, I signed up when I was 14 and nobody cares where you live. The legal reasons for not being enrolled in the army are: family situation, health problems, studies. All. Guys had to deal with it, go to college somewhere,” Championat.com quotes Knyazev as saying.
Recall that last week in St. Petersburg, the goalkeeper of the Russian national team and the Philadelphia Flyers, Ivan Fedotov, was arrested and taken to the military registration and enlistment office. Later he was sent to serve in the North.
Last season, Kirill Kaprizov played in 81 regular season NHL games for Minnesota, in which he scored 108 (47+61) points. Moreover, the Russian has 8 (7+1) points in six playoff games.
Kaprizov signed a five-year, $45 million contract with the Wild last September. This agreement was the largest in Minnesota history. Previously, the Russian was recognized as the NHL’s top rookie for the 2020-2021 season.
Kirill Kaprizov is the 2018 Olympic champion for the Russian team. He scored the decisive goal in extra time of the last match against Germany, which became gold for the Russian team.
The last club Kaprizov played for in Russia was the capital’s CSKA, where goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov, who was detained earlier, also played last season.
Source: Sport
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