ARMY EVADORS TO PAY 2.7BLN AMD TO ARMENIA’S STATE BUDGET
ARKA
Dec 22, 2008
YEREVAN
The Armenian citizens aged 27 who evaded active service paid fines
totaling 2.7bln AMD to Armenia’s state budget from March 1, 2004, to
December 5, 2008, RA Deputy Minister of Defense Ara Nazaryan stated
at the parliament hearings of the issue of prolongation of the act
on citizens that did not do their military service in defiance of
the established order.
"After the law took effect on March 1, 2004, a special interagency
commission was formed in Armenia. By December 12, 2008, it had held
72 sittings, discussed 4,045 cases and made 4,002 decisions. Under
the decisions, as of December 5, the evadors paid fines totaling
2.7bln AMD," he said.
Nazaryan reported that the law is applied to the persons that had
evaded conscription since 1992 and reached the age of 27 by October
21, 2007, (35 for reservists).
Nazaryan said that, after the fines have been paid, all the
documents are sent to the relevant agencies for criminal cases to be
dismissed. He pointed out that the agencies have not yet raised any
objections to the law.
According to Nazaryan, the cases were mostly discussed in the
applicants’ absence. He pointed out that positive decisions were
mostly made, and the dubious cases are normally sent back to the
military registration and enlistment offices.
Nazaryan stressed that t he commissions were impartial in discussing
the issues. "We have not had any cases of objections to the amount
of penalty to be paid by the evadors.
Also, the Prosecutor General’s Office received 41 petitions after
the law expired on October 31, 2007. The petitioners are ready to
pay the statutory fines," Nazaryan said.
Considering the above, he pointed out the advisability for the
prolongation of the law, which will allow citizens to settle the
issues by law.
The penalty size is 100,000 AMD for each conscription.