Question El. Mavrou to the Minister - What competent sources report
The Parliament invites the Minister of Defense, Charalambos Petridis, to provide information regarding the number of citizens granted a deferral of military service by the Council of Ministers and for what reasons.
The whole issue is brought to the surface by AKEL MP Eleni Mavrou, who prepared and sent a relevant question to the Minister. We contacted Ms. Mavrou who told us that she had taken this action following information that reached her about a large number of deferrals. We asked Ms. Mavrou what these data are and how many are these cases, stating that she does not have specific data but is waiting for relevant information.
We contacted the Ministry of Defense which told us that the Minister will give his answers. As we have been told, most of the cases in which a deferral of military service is granted involve reasons of serving the public interest of the National Guard. That is, they are studying or have been selected to study in the nursing department of the higher education institution of the Republic or in the cooking-confectionery branch of the higher or higher education institution of the Republic: The Ministry has duly informed us that those soldiers At the end of their studies, they will serve in the Health Department of the National Guard or in the kitchens.
It is pointed out that in this case, the Minister with his decision, published in the Official Gazette of the Republic, determines the maximum number of conscripts, who will be granted deferral of fulfillment of duty.
Pursuant to Article 24 of the law, the procedure for granting an exemption is determined by a decision of the Minister, following a proposal by the Leader, which is published in the Official Gazette of the Republic.
The law stipulates other conditions for postponement of service such as:
The competent health committees, pursuant to this Law, are judged to be temporarily unable to fulfill their military service obligation, due to health reasons;
They leave the Republic as a family for permanent settlement abroad at the age of less than sixteen (16) years or after reaching this age, with the special permission of the Minister.
They serve in the Army or the Security Forces of the Republic;
Are priests or religious ministers or monks or probationary monks of a recognized religion, doctrine or body;
Selected to study at a Higher Military Training Institution or Military School of NCOs at home or abroad;
They were selected, on a case-by-case basis, to be part of the staff for emergency policy planning purposes.
Anyone who is exempted or postponed from the obligation to perform military service is obliged to inform in writing the competent military office of the Force to which he belongs, within one (1) month when the reasons for exemption or postponement cease to exist.
Source: Offsite