In Lviv, a soldier sued the military unit over leave after captivity.

The Lviv District Administrative Court upheld the claim of a senior lieutenant who was denied additional paid leave of 90 days after being released from Russian captivity. The court's decision was deemed illegal.

The details of the case were that after being released from captivity, the senior lieutenant turned to the court because the military unit refused him additional leave. The plaintiff considered the refusal illegal. The representative of the military unit argued that the law granting additional leave came into effect only after the plaintiff's release.

Court Decision

The judge recognized the right of the senior lieutenant to additional paid leave, as the norm of this law was in effect at the time of the plaintiff's appeal. The court issued the corresponding decision, instructing the military unit to make a positive decision.

Earlier, the court in Lviv ruled illegal the rental of the Powder Tower and punished a serviceman who violated the rules of handling weapons.

The court in Lviv upheld the claim of the senior lieutenant and recognized his right to additional paid leave after being released from captivity. The court's decision has become an important precedent in the field of protecting the rights of servicemen in similar situations.