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MYANMAR – It has been reported that the terrorist coup council declared on the night of February 10, saying that the coup leader Min Aung Hlaing will activate the conscription act and will begin exercising the power to call up any civilians to perform military services.
The dictator Min Aung Hlaing declared that the conscription act which was enacted by the former dictatorship, State Peace and Development Council, as law no. 27/2010, will be enforced starting from February 10.
According to the conscription act activated by the junta council, every citizen must serve in the military. The junta council will summon the male citizens between 18-years-old and 35-years-old and the female citizens between 18-years-old and 27-years-old, expert males between 18-years-old and 45-years-old and expert females between 18-years-old and 35-years-old to serve in the military.
It is enacted in the conscription that the military service period will be; (a) every citizens who has reached the age to serve in the military can be called up to serve in the military for a period of not exceeding 24 months, (b) among the citizens who reached the age to serve in the military and are called up to serve as the military industrial experts can be called up for a period of not exceeding 36 months.
Moreover, according to the legislation, the junta council can extend the term of service up to five years during a state of emergency.
It has been reported that the junta council enforced the conscription act as the junta council faced insufficient troops due to the massive number of deaths of its troops during the battles.