The court of Lepel District considered a criminal case on the accusation of a resident of Lepel city under Part 1 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. Citizen N. was accused of intentionally, through free access, secretly stealing a wallet with money from the pocket of a jacket that was in a utility wagon located on the territory of a construction site.
The accused worked at this construction site, and his colleague, whom he had known for several years, became the victim of his criminal actions.
Thus, on the morning of one of the working days, the accused noticed the wallet in the victim's jacket pocket when the latter was taking out cigarettes. The jacket remained hanging in the utility wagon. During lunch, the accused was the first to go to the utility wagon to change, and during this, he again saw the wallet in his colleague's jacket. It was then that he decided to seize the property of another, took the wallet out of his pocket and kept it for himself. After that, he went home, where he hid the stolen goods. After lunch, the accused saw that the victim was looking for his wallet, police officers from the District Department of Internal Affairs arrived, questioned everyone, including him, but he did not confess to the theft.
In the evening, he took 5 rubles from the stolen wallet, which he used to buy cigarettes and a bottle of wine.
The next day, the accused decided to return the stolen property to its rightful owner, as he felt ashamed of his actions. Arriving at work after lunch, the accused returned the wallet with its contents to the victim and apologised. A few days later, he also returned the 5 rubles he had spent. The victim forgave his colleague, but decided that everyone should know about what happened and that such actions should not go unpunished. Previously, citizen N. had not been brought to criminal or administrative liability, and was characterised positively at work and at home.
By the verdict of the court of Lepel District, the accused was found guilty of secret theft of property (larceny) and sentenced to 120 hours of community service. The court's verdict has entered into legal force.
State Prosecutor
Assistant Prosecutor of Lepel District
Class 3 Lawyer E.V. Banevskaya