Court orders Colombia military to end illegal recruitment of soldiers
Court orders Colombia military to end illegal recruitment of soldiers
Mar 11, 2014 posted by Camilo Mejia Giraldo
Colombia’s State Council on Tuesday called on the country’s Defense Minister and military to train personnel and stop the illegal recruiting of citizens who are exempt from military service.
Due to cases of irregular recruitment of young people, the high court requested that the army train its members accordingly in order to comply with the rules of the recruitment process, taking into account the respect for the fundamental rights of Colombian citizens, newspaper El Espectador reported.
According to the case highlighted by the State Council, a high school graduate already enrolled in University had given the required papers to the military in order to evade the country’s compulsory military service, but was recruited and transferred to the Bogota battalion.
Although the young man in question presented the required University papers in June 2013 confirming his enrollment in the course — and in turn exempting him from the service — the authorities rejected them and he was transferred to the designated military post against his will and the law.
More:
http://colombiareports.co/colombian-court-calls-army-follow-proper-recruitment-guidelines/