ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES AMENDMENTS TO LAW ON DESERTERS FROM MILITARY SERVICE

ARKA News Network, Armenia
Oct 4 2005

YEREVAN, October 4. /ARKA/. The RA Parliament has approved amendments
to the law “On persons that did not do their military services under
law.” One of the authors of the bill Hrair Karapetyan reported
that the law is expected to remain in force until the end of the
autumn call-up, as practice has proved its effectiveness. “Numerous
citizens, which were no longer prosecuted, returned to Armenia and,
after paying certain sums, could restore their full citizenship,”
Karapetyan said. He pointed oyut that the bill, which was drafted
in cooperation with the RA Ministry of Defense, will also apply to
officers transferred to the reserve. According to him, under one
of the amendments funds accumulated on a special account are to be
directed to military needs.

The application of the Law “On persons that did not do military
service” resulted in $1mln being transferred to Armenia’s state
budget. P.T. -0–