"Corrected": after the war in Ukraine, 32,000 former Zecs returned to Russia - Prigogine

According to the head of the Wagner PEC, most mercenaries who have previously served their sentences in the colonies allegedly changed on the front and no longer commit crimes. 32 thousand Russian former prisoners who participated in the war in Ukraine allegedly returned to Russia after the end of the contract with the Wagner PEC. The owner of a private military company Yevhen Prigogin announced this on June 18, his press service reports.

Prigogine claims that at the "service" at the PEC, clerical mercenaries allegedly corrected and began to commit fewer crimes than those who came out and did not fight in Ukraine. "Made by those who came out and ended in contact, 83 crimes, it is 0. 25% of the total number of dispensed, which is 80 times less than those who are released from imprisonment for a similar period without contracting with PECs" Wagner, "said Prigogine.

It should be noted that the media repeatedly covered crimes related to suspected fighters from this group. One of these stories was the rape of two girls at the age of 10 and 12 years, probably committed by the Wagner PEC. Prigogine himself confirmed. In addition, at the end of March, the former Wagner fighter was arrested on charges of killing an 85-year-old pensioner and on the court decision As the civil population shot in the territory of Ukraine.