The court of Lepel District has considered a criminal case against a native of Lepel who committed a crime under Part 1 of Article 206 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.

The court of Lepel District considered a criminal case against a native of Lepel who committed a crime under Part 1 of Article 206 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.

A native of Lepel was accused of intentionally, gratuitously, for mercenary motives, by robbery in the presence of the victim and a witness, openly stealing a mobile phone from the victim's jacket pocket, causing the latter material damage in the total amount of 52 rubles.

In late April 2017, a native of Lepel met his acquaintances, the victim and the witness, between whom a conflict was occurring; they were intoxicated. As a result of the conflict between the witness and the victim, a fight broke out. When the victim, as a result of the fight, lay on his side on the ground, the native of Lepel remembered that the victim had a mobile phone and it could be taken in lieu of the victim's debt to the witness. And as soon as the victim returned the money to the witness, he would give the phone back to the victim. He took the mobile phone from the victim's jacket pocket and handed it to the witness. Later, the witness threw the phone into a trash can. Subsequently, the native of Lepel compensated the victim for the material damage for the phone.

Both during the preliminary investigation and the judicial investigation, the native of Lepel admitted his guilt and sincerely repented.

Taking into account the opinion of the state prosecutor, the court of Lepel District found the native of Lepel guilty of committing a crime under Part 1 of Article 206 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus and sentenced him to imprisonment for a term of 1 year. In accordance with Part 1 of Article 78 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, it was decided not to execute the main punishment in the form of imprisonment, provided that he does not commit a new crime within one year and fulfills the duties imposed on him by the court. In accordance with Part 5 of Article 78 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, he is obliged to pay a criminal legal compensation to the state in the amount of 30 base units and perform socially useful work for 120 hours.

In accordance with Part 1 of Article 107 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, compulsory measures of security and treatment for chronic alcoholism were applied to him at the place of serving his sentence.

This sentence of the Lepel District Court has entered into legal force.

District Prosecutor
Junior Justice Advisor
V.M. Zhigimont