{"id":181126,"date":"2026-03-26T15:13:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/181126\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:13:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:13:36","slug":"draft-dodgers-can-avoid-criminal-prosecution-by-reporting-for-duty","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/181126\/","title":{"rendered":"Draft dodgers can avoid criminal prosecution by reporting for duty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>March 26, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Since the fall of 2025, Belarusian prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against 14 suspected draft dodgers after they voluntarily reported for compulsory military service, the country\u2019s Prosecutor General\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under amendments enacted in February 2025, conscription-age men accused of draft evasion can avoid criminal prosecution if they report for military service or training exercises on their own initiative, according to Viktar Brylo\u016d of the Prosecutor General\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of conscription-age men convicted of draft evasion fell to 266 in 2023 from 676 in 2016, according to the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In early 2023, the Belarusian government significantly eased medical requirements for conscripts, allowing individuals with higher levels of obesity and more severe vision impairments to be eligible for service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">\u0141uka\u0161enka launches spring draft campaign<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">February 23, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has issued Edict No. 67 to launch a spring draft campaign, aiming to call up conscription-age men for active duty from March to May. During the fall campaign, the army called up 10,000 men for &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/176867\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 26, Pozirk. Since the fall of 2025, Belarusian prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against 14 suspected draft dodgers after they voluntarily reported for compulsory military service, the country\u2019s Prosecutor General\u2019s Office said. Under amendments enacted in February 2025, conscription-age men accused of draft evasion can avoid criminal prosecution if they report for military service [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":63993,"template":"","rubric":[13],"class_list":["post-181126","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Draft dodgers can avoid criminal prosecution by reporting for duty | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"March 26, Pozirk. 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