"It is often
hoped that there will be a variety of excuses, but those who try to do so will
suffer severe criminal prosecutions and a record number of such cases last
year - 118.
According to the
data of the Departmental Register of Criminal Offenses, a total of 140 cases
have been initiated under Article 314 of the Criminal Code since the resumption
of compulsory conscription. - evasion of service. Most of them started last
year.
It is true that
the figures provided by the Lithuanian Armed Forces in Delphi are slightly
different. It is indicated here that last year the Military Police applied to
the Prosecutor's Office 92 times, last year - 3 times, and in 2019 initiated
46 pre-trial investigations.
True, evading
military service does not have to be immediately explained to the court. In the
first place, they are subject to administrative fines twice, and only then, if
they do not continue to attend the medical examination or to the designated
place of service, the last measure is taken - prosecution of young men as criminals.
"The most
common explanation is the financial obligations you have, the job you already
have, the reluctance to lose your qualifications. Also, I just simply
"don't want to go to serve." They know both that they are on the
lists and receive repeated summons instructions both by registered mail and
email, but still do not arrive,” - the army commented.
Receives
convictions and fines
The courts usually
impose fines of around a thousand euros on young people who evade the service.
However, even after receiving convictions, the boys are not relieved of their
service - they still have to perform their duty to the homeland.
Delphi has written
many stories about young people avoiding service.
It is not uncommon
for emigrants who are not even going to return to Lithuania.
"I've been
living abroad in the UK for about 8 years now," said one of those
convicts, who explained that he had a well-paid job at Amazon and wasn't even
going to serve. - I didn't even think to check these lists, and that my name
was included in them, I only found out when I returned to Lithuania - my mother
said that a message had arrived at the house from the post office. When I left,
I picked up the letter - it was a summons to come to the Telšiai Conscription
and Staffing Subdivision. I realized I was being called up for compulsory
military service, but I didn’t even call there. The next time I returned to
Lithuania, I went to the Telšiai Conscription and Staffing Division, here I was
drawn up the minutes of administrative offenses, the fines imposed, which I
paid. ”
There are more
interesting cases among those who avoid the army, for example, one guy
explained that he was afraid of blood and weapons, even though he dreamed of
becoming a firefighter or a policeman.
He said that after
graduating, he acquired the profession of a logistics forwarder and intended to
work in the specialty, but still could not find a job.
"Then I
registered with the Employment Service, but I didn't get any job offers either,
so I didn't get a job anywhere," - he said. - After a while, I thought it
would be appropriate for me to retrain - for example, to be able to work as a
civil servant and get a job guaranteed. I was thinking about the profession of
firefighter or policeman, and the army didn't suit me because I was afraid of
blood and weapons. "
It can be done in
several ways
The Lithuanian
Armed Forces reminds that those who wish to serve can choose not only the
Permanent Compulsory Military Service, which lasts for 9 months, but also
another - the training of the commanders of junior officers, which takes place
on weekends.
In addition, at
least 3 years of service in the Cost Protection Volunteer Force with active
participation in KASP exercises and training is counted.
"So
conscripts can choose the way that suits them," the army said.
It is also
important to know that timely execution of summons instructions does not yet
mean appointment to perform the service.
"There are a
number of steps that need to be taken before being appointed: all you have to
do is contact the Military Service and Staffing and provide your contact
details, then set a date for a medical examination and only then if the
conscript is fit for health. military service, in descending order of the
number assigned to the list in the calendar year, the conscript shall be
appointed to perform the service.
In addition, we
remind you that failure to perform military service may be subject to both
administrative and criminal liability, and we therefore suggest that you do not
avoid or be afraid to perform the service," - the comment said."
It turns out that notorious procedure of losing the Lithuanian citizenship after
acquiring the citizenship of another country if done in timely fashion is the easy way for men
to get rid of Lithuanian compulsory conscription procedures:
"According to emigrant
Giedrius, in his current situation, applying for British citizenship and
"completely renouncing Lithuania" becomes the only way for him to
avoid military service and not lose his job and pay.
And would giving
up Lithuanian citizenship really help Giedrius avoid responsibility? The
representative of the conscription and recruitment service notes that upon
receipt of official information that a person has lost Lithuanian citizenship,
the procedures for conscription would indeed be terminated. However, it points
out that administrative or criminal liability would continue to apply as the
offenses or offenses would have already been committed."
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