DECREE ISSUED BY THE PRESIDIUM OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE ABKHAZ ASSR on the Current Situation of Mobilization Reserves and Conscription to the Active Military Service

The situation over the recent period has significantly worsened with regard of accumulation of mobilization reserves of the Republic of Abkhazia.

First of all this is a result of the fact, that most of conscripts from Abkhazia perform the service in the  facilitating military establishments.

The number of male-youth, the citizens of Abkhazia, willing to get the education in high-military educational institutions, has significantly reduced.

That is a result of insufficient performance of the Military Commissariats and executive committees that fail to exercise efficient pre-conscription activity.

The Youth organizations of Abkhazia keep distance from this very important task.

In order to increase the authority of the military service, prevent the trends to weakening the mobilization, and maintain alertness of military units and detachments deployed on the territory of Abkhazia, the presidium of the Supreme council of the Abkhaz ASSR decrees:

1.  The Council of Ministers of Abkhazia together with the military commissariats shall elaborate and approve the measures on accumulation and strengthening of mobilization resources of Abkhazia before 1 January 1991.

2.  To introduce the conscription to the military units deployed on the territory of Abkhazia of the call-up age youth in December 1991 through the competition except the people eligible for postponement of service.

4. The conscription shall be accomplished by 20 December 1991.

5. The military Commissars of the Republic, Sukhumi City and districts shall prevent integration of conscripts from Abkhazia to other military structures, as USD, commandant’s office, military registration and enlistment office etc.

6. The facts of detaching the conscripts to the aforementioned entities will be carefully investigated and the officials found guilty will be punished right up to removal from the office and transferring to the reserve.

The Procuracy, Ministry of Interior shall reveal the persons deviating from the service and bring to account in accordance of the legislation.

This Decree comes into force with immediate effect after its adoption.

Chairman of the Supreme Council of Abkhazia  V. Ardzinba

27 November 1991

(Newspaper “Respublika Abkhazia”, # 99, 30 November 1991)