In Minsk, an accomplice stole money and a passport from the employer

A criminal case against a 34-year-old previously convicted resident of the Borisov district, who is accused of committing theft, was sent to the court, the Central District Prosecutor’s Office told the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti news agency.

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The accused worked as an accomplice to a friend. One day, a man drove the defendant and he noticed how a friend put a purse in his bag. When he briefly left, the attacker stole 200 BYN and a passport from him, and then left.

Returning to the car and not finding the employee, the victim decided to check if all the money is in place. Subsequently, he made a statement to the police. The suspect was quickly brought to clean water, another criminal case was opened against him.

- The accused has a secondary education, he is not officially employed anywhere, in September 2026 he was convicted of a similar crime to one month of arrest, commented Deputy Prosecutor of the Central District Viktor Shubich. He was charged with repeated secret theft of property (theft), that is, committing a crime under Part 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code, the sanction of which is up to four years in prison. The citizen fully acknowledged the guilt, repented of what he had done, voluntarily compensated the damage caused to the victim, returned the passport. According to the expert, he needs compulsory treatment for chronic alcoholism.

A preventive measure of detention has been applied against the accused.