The Prosecutor's Office of Lepel District supported the state prosecution in court under Part 3 of Article 174 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.

A previously convicted 36-year-old resident of one of the villages in the district, having an unexpunged and unquashed conviction, being obliged by the court order of the Lepel District Court of Vitebsk Region to recover expenses for the maintenance of a minor child born in 2009 into the budget revenue, including lump-sum expenses in the amount of 134.82 rubles for the period from 08.02.2018 to 28.02.2018 and for the future, starting from March 2018, in the composition and amounts established by the legislation of the Republic of Belarus, until the grounds for recovery cease, being officially employed at OJSC "Lepel Repair and Mechanical Plant", embarked on the path of evading the maintenance of her minor child, who is under state care, as a result of which she committed 21 unjustified absences from work during the period from June to October 2021.

As a result of the accused's criminal actions, the state, represented by the education department of the Lepel District Executive Committee, did not receive 579.93 rubles for the maintenance of her son, who is under state care.

The accused fully admitted her guilt in committing the crime provided for by Part 3 of Article 174 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, qualified as evasion of parents from reimbursement of expenses incurred by the state for the maintenance of children under state care, manifested in failure to appear at work for ten or more working days within three months, which led to the incomplete fulfillment of obligations to reimburse expenses incurred by the state for the maintenance of children under state care.

The court recognised sincere remorse as a mitigating circumstance.

No aggravating circumstances were established in the case.

Taking into account the position of the state prosecutor, based on Part 3 of Article 174 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, the court imposed a sentence of imprisonment for 1 (one) year with serving the sentence in a correctional colony under a general regime.

Based on Part 1 of Article 107 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, coercive measures were applied to the accused.

The court's sentence has not yet entered into legal force. 

 

Assistant Prosecutor

of Lepel District

2nd Class Lawyer                                                                     T.V. Lukutina