The sentence of the Lepel District Court against the head of the post office has entered into legal force.
The sentence of the Lepel District Court against the head of the post office has entered into legal force.
The Lepel District Court considered the criminal case on the accusation of Leshcheva E.M. of committing a crime provided for by Part 1 of Article 210 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. Thus, by her intentional actions, Leshcheva Ekaterina Mikhailovna committed the misappropriation of property by an official using her official powers (theft by abuse of official powers). While holding the position of head of the Chereyshchina post office, she stole cash from the post office's cash desk, as well as postage stamps and marking products, lottery tickets, everyday goods, parcel boxes, printed mass media, and cash located in the post office premises, by making an unfounded payment of insurance compensation from Belgosstrakh, as well as an unfounded payment of targeted social assistance, an unfounded payment of material assistance, and an unfounded payment on a non-existent deposit.
As a result of the criminal actions of Leshcheva E.M., in the period from 25.07.2016 to 22.02.2017, she stole the commodity-material values and cash of the Vitebsk branch of RUP "Belpochta" for a total amount of 4361 rubles 41 kopecks.
The District Prosecutor filed a claim for the recovery of the amount of damage caused for the aforementioned sum.
The Lepel District Court found Leshcheva E.M. guilty of committing the crime provided for by Part 1 of Article 210 and sentenced her to 2 years of imprisonment with a fine of 50 base units in the amount of 1150 rubles and with disqualification from holding positions related to the performance of organizational, managerial functions and administrative-economic duties for 2 years.
In accordance with Part 1 of Article 77 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, a deferral of the main punishment in the form of imprisonment for a period of 2 years was applied to the accused.
Information on the work carried out by the Lepel District Prosecutor's Office
Criminal case heard in circuit court session against a resident of Lepel District for illegally acquiring and possessing a dangerous narcotic substance, as well as illegally possessing an explosive substance.
A criminal case was heard in a circuit court session against a resident of Lepel District for illegally acquiring and possessing a dangerous narcotic substance.
During the preliminary and court investigation, it was established that a resident of Borovka village, through purchase, intentionally, illegally, and without intent to sell, acquired particles of a green plant-based substance weighing 0.053 grams, which is a dangerous narcotic drug – marijuana, and subsequently stored this substance in a basement.
The same individual illegally possessed an explosive substance at his place of residence, which is smokeless powder of industrial manufacture and belongs to the category of propellant explosives, suitable for production and explosion.
The Court of Lepel District, taking into account the opinion of the state prosecutor, found the resident of Borovka village guilty of committing crimes under Part 1 of Article 328 and Part 2 of Article 295 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. In accordance with Parts 1 and 2 of Article 72 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, by absorbing the less severe punishment by the more severe one, the final sentence was imposed in the form of restriction of liberty without direction to an open-type correctional institution for a term of 3 years without confiscation of property.
A criminal case has also been initiated against the person who sold the aforementioned narcotic substances for the fact of selling a dangerous narcotic substance; a preliminary investigation is currently underway.
Senior Assistant Prosecutor
of Lepel District
3rd Class Lawyer Yu.P. Labut