“Young Front” activist Pavel Siarhei threatened with criminal prosecution
One of the latest political draftees,
“Young Front” activist Pavel Siarhei, who refuses to take the
military oath because of his religious convictions, faces criminal
prosecution.
He considers the drafting into the army as
unlawful and political motivated and therefore refuses to take the
oath. In response, the administration of the military unit #51171 in
Hrodna started threatening him with a criminal case for evasion from
the military service, and gave him two weeks to think.
Pavel
Siarhei was also told he could be transferred to the railway forces
if he refused to take the oath.
Pavel, as well as some other
“YF” activists, demanded to be assigned to an alternative
civilian service, the right to which is guaranteed by the
Constitution of Belarus. Moreover, during the last medical
examination the psychiatrist provided him with a determent because of
the large number of administrative penalties received by the
activist.
However, the military enlistment office ignored the
determent and sent the activist to the army.
According to
unofficial information, about 400 draftees refused to take the oath
during the previous draft.
You can support Pavel Siarhei by
writing letters to the following address:
230026, Hrodna,
Pamezhnikau Street 182,
military unit 51171,
for Siarhei
Pavel Aliaksandravich.