Lithuanian army searches for footballer accused of evading military service
Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Lithuanian footballer Rodion Piazenko faces legal proceedings for allegedly ignoring summonses and officials’ demands to complete compulsory military service.
- The player, born in 2008, currently lives in Monaco and trains with the principality’s academy under-19 team.
- Piazenko returned to Lithuania in March to represent the country’s under-19 national team.
Lithuania’s military is searching for young footballer Rodion Piazenko after he allegedly ignored summonses and officials’ demands to report for compulsory service.
Piazenko, who was born in 2008, now lives in Monaco, where he develops his career at the principality’s football academy and plays for its under-19 team.
The player returned to Lithuania in March to represent the national under-19 team. His failure to respond to the military authorities has now opened a legal process over suspected evasion of military service.
Under Lithuanian law, avoiding conscription can lead to either administrative or criminal liability.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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