For information on the penalty for failure to respond to a military call-up order for compulsory military service, please consult Response to Information Request ROM20064.E of 2 March 1995. For information on the call-up age for military service, please consult Response to Information Request ROM19539.E of 3 February 1995. For information on the duration of military service and on which court adjudicates the penalty for refusing military service, please consult section 6 in the attachment. The DIRB is currently unable to corroborate the information contained within this attachment. No information on whether there is alternative service could be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.

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 sources consulted in researching this information request.

Romanian Helsinki Committee, Bucharest. 15 March 1995. Facsimile sent to the DIRB.

Oral sources.