Autistic individuals and those with schizophrenia are deemed "fit for service," says a parliament member regarding the military medical commission's evaluations.

Autists and schizophrenics are deemed "fit for service": MP on the work of the Military Medical Commission

The temporary investigative commission of the Verkhovna Rada has found that doctors of the Military Medical Commissions have an unspoken directive to declare all mobilized individuals fit for service, even in the presence of serious diagnoses.

This was revealed in an interview with "Telegraph" by the head of the commission, MP Anna Skorokhod from the "Party for the Future" group. She provided several examples from the commission's practices.

— I spoke directly with doctors, mid-level managers, and heads of hospitals, both military and civilian, and it was clearly stated: if you want to keep your job or just want everything to go well for you, everyone must be declared fit. And this is very evident in those who are being mobilized, — says the MP.

For instance, I have had three recent cases. The first involves a person with severe diabetes, who has a disability, yet he was mobilized and the Military Medical Commission wrote "fit for service".

The second case involves the mobilization of an individual with a childhood disability and schizophrenia, who was also deemed fit by the commission.

And the third case is of a person with autism and other mental disorders. He too was mobilized, — recounts Anna Skorokhod.

According to her, there was a situation where a person with very poor eyesight and deafness was also mobilized.

— And all were deemed fit. I am told: "How could the doctors determine the type of my diabetes if no one even measured my blood sugar." And indeed, if you go through the Military Medical Commission in 40 minutes (two hours at best), what can be established in that time? The doctors received directives from their superiors, — asserts the head of the commission.