The Minsk citizen who collected recyclables sold someone else’s laptop, which he now regrets

A criminal case against a 52-year-old previously convicted citizen, who is accused of committing theft, was sent to the court, the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti agency was told in the prosecutor's office of the Frunze district.

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At night, the defendant strolled through the residential area of Sukharevo in search of scrap metal and glass containers, which later can be handed over to the recycling point. Near the entrance of one of the houses on the street. Sharangovich saw someone left a suitcase and a bag.

After examining the suitcase and finding nothing of value, the accused threw it away. In the bag was a laptop with components, which he subsequently handed over to the point of purchase and repair of equipment, having received 120 BYN.

It turned out that hand luggage at the entrance was forgotten by a local resident who had returned to the taxi from the dacha the day before. In the morning he found his property missing and turned to the police. After reviewing the video surveillance cameras, the employees established the identity of the unclean citizen in the hand. Another criminal case was opened against him for theft.

- The accused has a basic education, he is divorced, is not officially employed anywhere, has previously been brought to criminal responsibility for committing a similar crime - the conviction has not been removed and not extinguished in the manner prescribed by law, Igor Zhibul, deputy prosecutor of the Frunze district, commented. He was charged with repeated secret theft of property (theft), that is, in committing a crime under Part 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code. The citizen fully admitted his guilt. The damage is partially compensated by returning the property to the victim. According to experts, the accused needs compulsory treatment for alcoholism.