Yugoslavia: Update to Response to Information Request YUG24094.E of 17 June 1996 on the physical and psychological disabilities exempting people who have been given conscription notices from serving in the Yugoslav National Army (JNA)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 July 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | YUG24520.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Yugoslavia: Update to Response to Information Request YUG24094.E of 17 June 1996 on the physical and psychological disabilities exempting people who have been given conscription notices from serving in the Yugoslav National Army (JNA), 1 July 1996, YUG24520.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac1518.html [accessed 22 May 2023] |
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A facsimile received by the DIRB on 24 June 1996 from a member of the board of the Center for Antiwar Action in Belgrade states:
Person which is to be recruited has to pass health control done by Army medical experts. They can decide if the person is able to serve the Army or not. Reasons for declaring someone disable, are not written in the Military Law, but are part of their (Military doctors') internal rules, so I can not say precisely what they are (I would have to know more on Medicine). Generally, it is serious physical disability (one can not see or hear well, or is physically handicapped, or has serious neurological problems, heart disease, etc.) or mental illness or mental pathology. In all cases of recruitment or in the cases of conscription, it is always military doctors who are examining candidates and who are deciding.
For information on the member of the board and on the Center for Antiwar Action, please consult the above-mentioned facsimile.
For a copy for Evaluating Medical Examinations and Fitness Tests Given to Conscsripts for Military Service, please consult the other attachments.
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
Center for Antiwar Action, Belgrade. 24 June 1996. Facsimile received by the DIRB from a member of the board.
Attachments
Center for Antiwar Action, Belgrade. 24 June 1996. Facsimile received by the DIRB from a member of the board.
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Statute Regarding Criteria for Evalulating Medical Examinations and Fitness Tests Given to Conscripts for Military Service. 8 December 1994. Translated by the Multilingual Translation Directorate of the Department of Public Works and Government Services Canada
