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A Vilnius court on Tuesday rejected a Jehovah's Witness' complaint over mandatory military service.
Lithuanian court rejects Jehovah's Witness' complaint over military service
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The complainant had asked the Lithuanian army to postpone his conscription and turned to court after it refused.

In his complaint to Vilnius Regional Administrative Court, the man said he could neither be a conscript nor perform alternative military service due to his convictions as it's no

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