The prosecutor's office supported the state prosecution in court in a criminal case against natives of Lepel district who committed a crime provided for by Part 2 of Article 210 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.

The Prosecutor's Office of Lepel District supported the state prosecution under Part 2 of Article 210 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.

A previously unconvicted citizen S., while holding the position of Head of the Production Unit of the Dairy Farm of SPF "Zaozerie" of OJSC "Vitebsk Meat Processing Plant", being a person materially responsible with full individual material liability, and being an official by virtue of holding a position permanently associated with the performance of organisational, managerial, administrative and economic duties and authorised in the prescribed manner to perform legally significant actions, acting as part of a group and by prior conspiracy with citizen E., during the period from 30 July 2023 to 31 July 2023, intentionally, using her official powers, out of self-serving interest, with the intent to steal the property of SPF "Zaozerie" OJSC "Vitebsk Meat Processing Plant", while on the premises of the dairy farm, entered knowingly false information into reports on the quantity of compound feed issued, consumed, and remaining for feeding calves in accordance with feeding ration norms, while actually issuing compound feed for feeding calves in a smaller quantity, thereby creating surpluses in the dairy farm warehouse. Subsequently, continuing to implement the joint criminal intent to steal the property entrusted to the accused S., through abuse of official powers as Head of the Production Unit, the accused E., using the warehouse keys provided by the accused S., transported 11 bags of EKR-1 "LactECO" compound feed weighing 30 kg each, with a total weight of 330 kg at a price of 1.92 Belarusian rubles per kg for a total amount of 633.60 Belarusian rubles, using his FORD TRANSIT vehicle from the dairy farm warehouse. Thus, the accused S. and the accused E. stole the specified property, after which they transported two bags of compound feed in the said vehicle to the place of residence of citizen S., and transported the remaining 9 bags to a house in the village of Yurkovshchina, where they were detained by police officers.

The court recognised the sincere remorse of the accused as mitigating circumstances, and for the accused E., the presence of a minor child under his care was also recognised as a mitigating circumstance.

The court did not establish any aggravating circumstances for the defendants' liability.

Taking into account the position of the state prosecutor, the court found the defendants guilty of misappropriation of property committed by an official using their official powers, committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy, and based on Part 2 of Article 210 of the Criminal Code, each was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 3 years with a fine of 150 base units amounting to 5,550 rubles and with the deprivation of the right to hold positions related to the performance of organizational, managerial, administrative and economic duties, and the performance of legally significant actions for a term of three years. In accordance with Part 2 of Article 77 of the Criminal Code, a deferral of the execution of the imposed main punishment in the form of imprisonment and the additional punishment in the form of deprivation of the right to hold positions related to the performance of organizational, managerial, administrative and economic duties, and the performance of legally significant actions for a period of two years shall be applied.

A special confiscation of the FORD TRANSIT vehicle belonging to the defendant E. was applied.

The sentence has not entered into legal force.

District Prosecutor V.M. Zhigimont