Belarus convicts 47 conscripts who dodged military duty
1651 people dodged the last season's draft (fall-winter 2006-2007) for the military service in Belarus,, Igar Glod, the chief of mobilisation at the Belarus's Defense Ministry told reporters on Monday in Minsk .
He said most of the criminal proceedings are still pending.
376 criminal cases were opened, while 47 people have already been sentenced to fines. However, the Penal Code of Belarus also provides for imprisonment as one of the punishment options for evading from the military services It is still early to evaluate the results of this year's draft campaign, Glod was quoted by Belapan as saying.
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He said most of the criminal proceedings are still pending.
376 criminal cases were opened, while 47 people have already been sentenced to fines. However, the Penal Code of Belarus also provides for imprisonment as one of the punishment options for evading from the military services It is still early to evaluate the results of this year's draft campaign, Glod was quoted by Belapan as saying.
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