Siviilipalvelus Saksassa ennen vuotta 1996
Lähetetty: 17.09.2009 12:04
Laitetaan tämä sähköposti tännekin näytille, eli yksi osoitus siitä kuinka Vt-seuralla on ollut erilaisia käytäntöjä asevelvollisuuden suhteen:
Meksikon käytäntö lienee omaperäisin. WTBTS:n pääkonttorin näkemyksen mukaan virkamiesten lahjominen oli tosi kristityn tunnusmerkki kun hän suoritti asevelvollisuutensa rahalla.Hi Mark,
Sorry for my late reply, I have not seen your message before today.
Yes, it is right that before the change in 1996 there was a loophole in German law that was intended for JW. Laywers refer to it as “Lex Jehova” (try google). It was because German government wanted to avoid that JW went to prison after the Third Reich again, because they rejected both military service and civil service. It was the §15a ZDG.
The law said: “"Recognized conscientious objectors who are unable for reasons of conscience to do civil service, are not be drafted for civil service temporarily when they declare that they have a working relationship with the usual working hours in a hospital or other facility for the treatment, care and support of persons, or if they are engaged in such employment (...)"
The employment must be taken on before the age of 24 and finished before the age of 27. It must take at least a year longer than the Civil Service.
There were some JW who did this. But many of not most had a problem: they would not find an employer for this. The §15a-people were more expensive than someone doing civil service. So, it happened often that they went to court as total rejectors and presented their application refusals that they seriously tried to get a §15a-job. They sometimes got away with it or had to pay a fine.
Some JW were also not very fond of quitting their (worldly) career for a %15a-job and did not really look for a new job.
Hope that helps for the moment. Please let me know if you want more information.
Take care,
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