Yugoslavia: Information on the current penalties for evasion of, and desertion from, military service
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | YUG26806.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Yugoslavia: Information on the current penalties for evasion of, and desertion from, military service, 1 May 1997, YUG26806.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac462c.html [accessed 2 June 2023] |
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For a copy of legislation pertaining to the penalties for avoidance of and desertion from military service, please consult the attachment, which was sent to the DIRB by a field researcher with the Humanitarian Law Centre, a Belgrade-based nongovernmental and non-profit organization that monitors human rights abuses in Yugoslavia. In a 23 May 1997 telephone interview, the source stated that the legislation was extracted from the 1993 edition of the 1974 Yugoslav Criminal Code, which remains in effect.
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.
Reference
Humanitarian Law Centre, Belgrade. 23 May 1997. Telephone interview with a field researcher.
Attachment
Humanitarian Law Centre, Belgrade. 7 May 1997. Facsimile sent to the DIRB. Translated by the Multilingual Translation Directorate of the Department of Public Works and Government Services Canada.
