Two men fined for evading compulsory military service

Young men are enlisted for military service in Ha Tinh Province in central Vietnam, February 7, 2023. Photo by VnExpress/Duc Hung

Two military draftees from the central Ha Tinh Province have been fined VND62.5 million ($2,650) each for failing to turn up for their send-off ceremony.

Phan Xuan Vu, 19, and Le Van Hoa, 20, passed the medical examination for military service earlier this year, and were ordered to report at the military headquarters of the province's Nghi Xuan District on February 7 for being formally deployed.

Authorities in Xuan Thanh Commune, where Vu lives, said they have sent officials to his house several times but they have been unable to meet him. His parents have reportedly said he is "doing business in a faraway place" without saying where.

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