recruitment of Polish nationals or aliens staying in the Republic of Poland, for
service in a foreign armed forces or foreign military organisation
shall be subject to the penalty of the deprivation of liberty for a term of
between 3 months and 5 years.
§ 2. Whoever recruits Polish nationals or aliens staying in the Republic of
Poland, for service in a mercenary military service prohibited by international law or
pays for, organises, trains or uses such a service,
shall be subject to the penalty of the deprivation of liberty for a term of
between 6 months and 8 years.
Article 143. § 1. Whoever, in order to exempt himself from the duty to
perform his compulsory military service or to postpone such service, causes for
himself, or allows someone else to cause a consequence specified in Article 156 §
1 or Article 157 § 1 or uses a deceit to mislead an appropriate authority
shall be subject to the penalty of deprivation of liberty for up to 3 years.
§ 2. The same punishment shall be imposed on anyone, who, in order to
assist another person in obtaining exemption from the duty to perform compulsory
military service or to postpone such a service, causes, with the consent of such a
person, a consequence specified in Article 156 § 1 or Article 157 § 1 or uses a
deceit to mislead an appropriate authority.
§ 3. Whoever commits the prohibited act specified in § 1 or 2 with respect to
the service substituting the military service
shall be subject to a fine, the penalty of restriction of liberty or the penalty of
deprivation of liberty for up to 2 years.
Article 144. § 1. Whoever, being called upon to perform compulsory military
service, does not report for this service in the prescribed time and place
shall be subject to the penalty of deprivation of liberty for up to 3 years.
§ 2. In the case of lesser importance, the perpetrator
shall be subject to a fine, the penalty of restriction of liberty or the penalty of
deprivation of liberty for up to one year.
§ 3. Whoever does not report for the service substituting the military service
under conditions specified in § 1
shall be subject to a fine or the penalty of restriction of liberty.
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