Draft: not yet checked by a lawyerThe guides below are drafts: a lawyer has not reviewed them yet. This is not legal advice.
Draft What human rights defenders advise
Draft raids and same-day conscription
In advance: carry a notarised passport copy instead of the original, an alternative civilian service (AGS) application and copies of deferment papers. Give someone close a notarised power of attorney so they can file complaints and requests for you.
If stopped, show your document but don't let go of it. Refusing to show documents can be treated as disobeying the police (art. 19.3 CAO). Write down names and positions. Film only if it will not lead to being detained by force. Sign nothing except a summons for another date.
At the police station, ask for the detention and transfer records. Say you do not agree to go to the enlistment office and ask for a summons for another date, but don't resist physically: there are separate offences for that. Stay in touch with family and share your location.
At the enlistment office or assembly point, human rights groups advise filing an AGS application with a receipt stamp and objecting in writing to the draft board's decision. Refusing the medical board also carries risks: reportedly a fine under art. 21.6 CAO, so check with a lawyer. Decide this with Call to Conscience before a raid, not during one.
Family: appeal the draft decision (can be done online), complain to the military prosecutor, report violence to the military investigators. Where to turn: Call to Conscience, Conscientious Objectors Movement, Soldiers' Mothers.
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