Egypt: Follow-up to EGY43534.E of 16 May 2005 on the provisions of Article 115 of Law 123 of 1981 (January 2000-May 2005)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Ottawa |
| Publication Date | 6 July 2005 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | EGY100233.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Egypt: Follow-up to EGY43534.E of 16 May 2005 on the provisions of Article 115 of Law 123 of 1981 (January 2000-May 2005), 6 July 2005, EGY100233.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/440ed6f820.html [accessed 29 May 2023] |
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In 30 May 2005 correspondence to the Research Directorate, the Chief of the Military Attachés Branch of the Egyptian Ministry of Defence provided the following information:
Article 115 of Law 123 of 1981 does not apply to active officers but rather to non-commissioned officers (NCOs), that is, soldiers and officers who have not graduated from a faculty or academy. He further stated that the article stipulates that the "military service of officers originally NCOs, NCOs, and soldiers is to be terminated if it is proved by the Military Medical Council that they are not medically fit for military service." In
3 July 2005 correspondence, the Chief specified that NCOs who become officers are subject to this law until such time as they retire from the military, after which they are no longer subject to military law.
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Reference
Egypt. 3 July 2005. Ministry of Defence. Correspondence sent by the Chief of the Military Attachés Branch.
_____. 30 May 2005. Correspondence sent by the Chief of the Military Attachés Branch.
