The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree according to which the Excess Ukraine military powers in a state of war or a combat situation will now be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term up to 12 years. in early April, the Verkhovna Rada amended the criminal rule of Ukraine article about the abuse of power by a military officer and prescribed types of recompense for the wrongdoings. As stated, the legislative act was amended criminal rule article " Excess of military service person of authority or official powers ", according to which the Excess of military service person of authority or official powers, If these actions caused substantial damage, - shall be punishable by restraint of liberty for a period from 2 to five years or imprisonment for the same term. It was also stated that the use of non-statutory measures of the influence of a relatively subordinate or Excess of disciplinary power, If these acts have caused substantial harm, and the use of violence against a subordinate shall be punished by imprisonment for the term from three till seven years. "The above acts committed in the special period, in addition to martial law, shall be punished by imprisonment for the term from 7 to 10 years. If the transgressions committed under martial law or military situation, determines the punishment for the term from 8 to 12 years ", - is informed in the report on the Internet representation Poroshenko.