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Around 14000 deserters obtain legal discharge during General Amnesty
During the General Amnesty extended by the Ministry of Defence to tri forces deserters, atleast 14000 deserters have sought legal clearance, military said.
According to Military Spokesman Brigadier Jayanath Jayaweera, as yesterday12347 Army, 756 Navy and 544 Air Force deserters have produced themselves to their respective service offices and obtained clearance and legal discharge.
The General Amnesty will end on 13th of July (2016) and Service personnel who had been absent without official leave (AWOL) can obtain their legal discharge by producing themselves together with required details. Accordingly Army, Navy and Air Force personnel can produce themselves to respective regiments or their last service station, Naval Complex in Welisara and Air Force Headquarters respectively.
At the end of the general amnesty period legal actions will be taken against all those who fail to seek legal discharge.
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