Slovakia: Availability of alternatives to military service, and penalties for failure to complete military service or alternative civilian service
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 26 April 2000 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SLK34279.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Slovakia: Availability of alternatives to military service, and penalties for failure to complete military service or alternative civilian service, 26 April 2000, SLK34279.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acf14c.html [accessed 22 May 2023] |
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On 13 April 2000 an official at the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Washington, DC stated that
Alternative [mandatory military] service is available in Slovakia. According the recent change approved by Parliament the alternative civilian service is 1.5 times mandatory military service (12 months), it means 18 months. This is for all young men refusing military service. The failure to complete mandatory military service or alternative civilian service is considered to be a criminal act and the penalty could be from 6 month to 10 years according to the situation.
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
Embassy of the Slovak Republic, Washington, D.C. 13 April 2000. Correspondence.
