In Armenia there is a decrease in interest in alternative service
ArmInfo.In Armenia, there is a decrease in interest in alternative service. This was stated by Artak Zakaryan, First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia, who presented in the National Assembly of Armenia in the second and final reading the draft amendments to the Law on Alternative Service, passed by the country's parliament on December 20 in the second and final reading.
According to the deputy minister, if in 2013 the number of people who prefer an alternative service of military service amounted to 70 people, this year this indicator fell five times, amounting to 14 citizens. The draft amendment submitted by the Government on "Alternative Service," Zakaryan continued, is aimed at bringing it into line with the requirements of the Basic Law of the country. In particular, a number of provisions concerning the alternative service have been revised, the activities of the Republican Commission on Alternative Service are regulated, the procedure for appealing decisions of the commissions is established, and the authorized body is set up to defend the decisions of the commission in court.
Commission decisions are taken within one month. In addition, the document establishes cases and the order of possible exemption from the alternative service, the relationship associated with the working hours of the serviceman of the alternative service. Compared with the first reading, one change was made to the document, which concerns submission to the commission within three days of an order on the place of passage by the person of an alternative service. Zakaryan also recalled that the terms of alternative service will last 30 months for alternative service and 36 months for alternative work.