{"id":151795,"date":"2025-08-19T20:52:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T17:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/151795\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"babrujsk-draft-dodger-sentenced-to-three-months-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/151795\/","title":{"rendered":"Babrujsk draft dodger sentenced to three months in prison"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

August 19, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> A Babrujsk resident has been sentenced to three months in prison for evading the draft, according to Trybuna Pracy<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The city court issued the sentence yesterday after a show trial at a local military enlistment office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the report, having received a draft notice, the man (only identified as M.) left the country and was put on a wanted list. However, two years later he returned to his hometown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The state newspaper quoted Vital Sidziuk, the Babrujsk district\u2019s assistant prosecutor, saying that the increased militarization of nearby states, ongoing hostilities and Western attempts to destabilize the situation are forcing justice officials to remain vigilant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said that draft dodging undermines the stability of the conscription system, affecting the country\u2019s security and defense capabilities and hindering the protection of its independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Draft dodging is a felony punishable by community service, a fine, an arrest, or a jail sentence of up to five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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