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GER13171-020403
02 April 2003


GERMANY: Total objector in military arrest


German total objector Florian Quellmalz went to "his" barracks yesterday, and was arrested. He had been called up for military service and supposed to begin his service yesterday.
The length of the first arrest is not yet known. The usual practice is that the first arrest is for 7 days, followed by one arrest of 14 days, and two to three arrests of 21 days. After that, a total objector usually discharged from the military, and his case is transferred to the prosecution service. A trial at a civilian criminal court will then follow, for "disobeying orders" or "refusing to serve".


War Resisters' International calls for letters of support to Florian Quellmalz.
Florian Quellmalz
Luitpold Kaserne - Arrestzelle
8./EloKaBtl 922
Klemens-Mengele-Strasse 1-3
89407 Dillingen a.d. Donau
GERMANY


War Resisters' International also calls for letters of protest to German authorities, and German embassies abroad. An email form can be found at  http://wri-irg.org/co/alerts/20030204a.html


War Resisters' International calls for the immediate release of total objector Florian Quellmalz and all imprisoned conscientious objectors.


Andreas Speck
War Resisters' International


Protest letters can be sent to:


Johannes Rau
Bundespraesident
Schloss Bellevue
Spreeweg 1
10557 Berlin
tel: +49-30-2000-0
fax: +49-30-2000-1999
email  posteingang@bundespraesident.de


Peter Struck
Bundesminister der Verteidigung (Minister of Defence)
Stauffenbergstrasse 18
11055 Berlin
fax: +49-30-2004 8553
email  peter.struck@bundestag.de


Addresses of German embassies abroad can be found at  http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/www/en/laenderinfos/adressen/


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