The court of Lepel District considered a criminal case against citizen K. who committed a crime under Part 1 of Article 210 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.

The court of Lepel District considered a criminal case against citizen K. who committed a crime under Part 1 of Article 210 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. K. was accused of embezzling funds from the Department of Ideology, Culture and Youth Affairs of the Lepel District Executive Committee, having a common intent to commit theft, from January to November 2017, for mercenary motives, by abusing her official powers, while being the director of the State Cultural Institution "Lepel District House of Culture". The total amount stolen was 461 Belarusian rubles and 54 kopecks.

Specifically, she maintained the timesheets for all employees of the SCI "Lepel DHC", including herself, although this was not part of her job duties. During 2017, there were days when she was absent from work, but she recorded working hours for herself in the timesheets. She believed that on normal days she was working overtime, and therefore could record additional hours to receive money. She informed her management about her absences, but did not disclose that she was recording working hours for herself during her absence and receiving money for it. She was paid for all the days indicated in the timesheets. Citizen K. fully compensated for the damage caused by the crime. During the court investigation, she fully admitted her guilt and sincerely repented.

However, during the preliminary investigation, when questioned as an accused, K. did not admit guilt for the committed crime, explaining that since she worked in her free time, she recorded working hours in the timesheets for days when she was legitimately absent, believing she had worked these hours and that management was aware of this.

In court, K. requested the application of Article 88 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, submitting a corresponding application.

The court of Lepel District has terminated criminal proceedings, and citizen K. has been released from criminal liability for the offense provided for by Part 1 of Article 210 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, qualified as misappropriation of property committed by an official using their official powers, with administrative liability.

Based on Paragraph 1 of Part 2 of Article 86 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, citizen K. has been subjected to an administrative penalty in the form of a fine amounting to 30 base units, which totals 735 rubles.

This ruling of the court of Lepel District has entered into legal force.

Assistant Prosecutor of Lepel District
A.S. Rudis