Information on the new penal code provisions for evasion of, and desertion from, military service and border guard duties could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB. However, the attached document contains provisions for failure to respond to military call-ups in the new Law on Armed Forces published in August 1995.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Fletorja Zyrtare [Tirana, in Albanian]. August 1995. "Republic's Law on Armed Forces Published." (FBIS-EEU-95-238 12 Dec. 1995, pp. 1-9)

Oral Sources.