The law, which has been in force since 2004, allowed citizens under and over the age of 27 to avoid compulsory military service to pay the amount in accordance with the rates provided by law and return to their homeland to be released from prosecution, no longer applies. The Government made this decision on 12 December, 2019.

“The period for application of this law no longer exists since 1 January,” Colonel Aren Sargsyan, head of the conscription division of the RA Ministry of Defense says. What are the expectations for citizens under and over 27 years who have evaded military service?

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