Yugoslavia: Update to Response to Information Request YUG22751.E of 19 January 1996 on whether an amnesty exists for evaders of and deserters from military service
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 June 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | YUG24092.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Yugoslavia: Update to Response to Information Request YUG22751.E of 19 January 1996 on whether an amnesty exists for evaders of and deserters from military service, 1 June 1996, YUG24092.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab7748.html [accessed 2 June 2023] |
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A facsimile sent to the DIRB on 14 June 1996 by a lawyer with the firm Attorneys-at-Law Mikijelj & Jankovic in Belgrade states:
The Chamber of Citizens of the Federal Parliament of Yugoslavia has passed the Law on Amnesty on 14th May 1996. Before taking effect, this Law has to be approved by the Chamber of Republics, which is due to convene on 18th June 1996.
For information on the above-mentioned Law on Amnesty, on the lawyer and on the sentences rendered by military courts for crimes under articles 214 and 217 of the Yugoslav Penal Code, please consult the attached facsimile. Further information on an amnesty could not be found among the additional sources consulted by the DIRB.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Attorneys-at-Law Mikijelj & Jankovic, Belgrade. 14 June 1996. Facsimile sent to the DIRB.
Attachment
Attorneys-at-Law Mikijelj & Jankovic, Belgrade. 14 June 1996. Facsimile sent to the DIRB.
Additional Sources Consulted
DIRB file on Yugoslavia.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Reports. Daily.
News from Helsinki Watch [New York]. Monthly.
On-line search of media sources.
Transition: Events and Issues in the Former Soviet Union and East-Central and Southeastern Europe [Prague]. Bi-monthly.
