For Immediate Release
April 22, 2010
Council of state upholds right of conscientious objection for reservist in Greece
ATHENS—The plenary session of the Council of State found that Evangelos Delis, who served in the Greek army in 1992 but who has since converted to being one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, had the right to object to serving as a reservist in the military. When called up for reserve training, Delis requested that he be treated as a conscientious objector and, as such, be assigned to alternative civilian service. This request was denied by the authorities, who decided that a reservist did not have the right to make such a claim. Read the rest of this entry »
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