Moldova: Information on whether persons who have completed their compulsory military service in the armed forces of the former Soviet Union are conscripted in the Moldovan army
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | MDA16702.E |
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Articles 18 to 20 of the Moldovan Law on Military Service Obligation set out provisions for the deferment of or exemption from of compulsory military service (Nezavisimaya Moldova 15 Apr. 1992). They do not specifically exempt those who have completed compulsory military service with the former Soviet armed forces from such service with the Moldovan army (ibid.). In addition, the Alternative Service Act does not provide such persons with the opportunity to substitute alternative service for compulsory military service (Moldova 9 July 1991a; ibid. 9 July 1991b).
Specific information on the practical application of the above-mentioned laws with respect to such persons could not be found in the sources consulted.
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.
References
Moldova. 9 July 1991a. No. 633-VII. The Alternative Service Act of the Republic of Moldova. Translated by the Department of the Secretary of State of Canada.
. 9 July 1991b. No. 633a-VII. Decree of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova concerning implementation of the Alternative Service Act. Translated by the Department of the Secretary of State of Canada.
Nezavisimaya Moldova. 15 April 1992. Law of the Republic of Moldova: Military Service Obligation and Military Service For Citizens of the Republic of Moldova. Translated by the Department of the Secretary of State of Canada.
Attachments
Moldova. 9 July 1991a. No. 633-VII. The Alternative Service Act of the Republic of Moldova. pp. 1-2. Translated by the Department of the Secretary of State of Canada.
Nezavisimaya Moldova. 15 April 1992. Law of the Republic of Moldova: Military Service Obligation and Military Service For Citizens of the Republic of Moldova, pp. 1, 4-5. Translated by the Department of the Secretary of State of Canada.
Other Sources Consulted
Amnesty International. Amnesty International Report. 1993.
. Concerns in Europe. Report covering six months in 1992.
. Urgent Action. Various reports in 1993.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. 1994.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Reports. November 1992-December 1993.
On-line search of media sources conducted.
Oral sources.
