Taiwan proposes minimum one-year jail term for military service evasion

Taiwan proposes amendments to strengthen mandatory military service system

Amendments would set minimum 1-year sentence for evading mandatory military service

Taiwan proposes minimum one-year jail term for military service evasion

Under current law, individuals who evade military service face prison terms of up to five years. / Reuters Archive

Taiwan proposes tougher penalties for military service evasion

TAIPEI — Taiwan has proposed amendments that would impose stricter penalties on men who evade mandatory military service, including a minimum one-year prison sentence and tougher punishment for those who deliberately delay conscription until they are no longer eligible.The Interior Ministry said the proposal was prompted by several high-profile cases involving entertainers accused of avoiding military service, according to local...