The primary reason for thefts in the agro-industrial complex (AIC) is the extremely poor organisation of security for these facilities. In a number of agricultural organisations, no security is provided. There is a lack of proper management oversight of the work of security guards and the selection of candidates for positions involving material responsibility.
The primary reason for thefts in the agro-industrial complex (AIC) is the extremely poor organisation of security for these facilities. In a number of agricultural organisations, no security is provided. There is a lack of proper management oversight of the work of security guards and the selection of candidates for positions involving material responsibility.
The issue of equipping agricultural organisations' premises with locking devices, as well as ensuring adequate lighting for facilities and adjacent territories, is acute. This should prevent criminals from gaining free access to the objects of their criminal intent.
The facts of theft of goods and materials entail both criminal and administrative liability, depending on the amount of damage caused. For criminal offences, liability is provided in the form of community service, a fine, correctional labour for up to two years, or arrest, or restriction of liberty for up to three years, or imprisonment for the same period.
During the sowing
campaign of 2024, 6 cases of theft of goods and materials from AIC facilities were detected in the Lepel district. The perpetrators were brought to administrative responsibility under Article 11.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus (Petty Theft).
The theft of fuel and lubricants is also a significant issue. It should be noted that Article 13.23 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus (Illegal circulation of petroleum liquid fuel in the Republic of Belarus), specifically Part 3 of Article 13.23 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus, provides for administrative liability for the acquisition, storage, use, or sale to individuals of coloured petroleum fuel supplied in the prescribed manner to organisations performing work related to the production of agricultural products. This is punishable by a fine ranging from 10 to 50 basic units. For the period of the 2024 sowing campaign, 3 individuals were brought to administrative responsibility for the illegal circulation of coloured petroleum fuel.