By presidential order, “raids” will begin

On September 3, the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, issued a decree on the discharge of military personnel who have completed their mandatory military service.

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According to the president’s press service, the president ordered the discharge of military personnel who completed their mandatory military service in the armed forces of Tajikistan in October-November 2022.

The president ordered to “call up male citizens who reach the age of 18 by the day of conscription, as well as older citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan who are not entitled to deferment or exemption from military service, for service in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan” in October-November 2022.

The president also instructed the Ministry of Defense and the chairpersons of the conscription commissions of cities and districts, with the participation of representatives of security and internal affairs agencies, to carry out the conscription of citizens into the armed forces.

Every year, after the publication of the president’s decree on the start of conscription into the armed forces of the country, young men of conscription age and their families face difficulties. Employees of military enlistment offices detain young men right on the streets, in public places, and even in front of universities, forcibly sending them to the army using a method known to the public as “oblava.”

During conscription seasons, dozens of videos are published on social media showing the course of “oblavas,” where it is evident that employees of enlistment offices and law enforcement agencies openly and in broad daylight illegally detain young men, yet for years no one has intervened or been able to stop these illegal actions.

In July of this year, the Ministry of Defense of Tajikistan proposed introducing penalties for the dissemination of photo and video materials regarding the course of “oblavas,” providing for fines and administrative arrests as penalties.