In Minsk, a drunk hooligan broke the ceiling of a lamp on the embankment of Svislochi

A 20-year-old previously unconvicted citizen was sentenced, who was accused of hooliganism, the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti agency was told in the Central District Prosecutor’s Office.

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The accused and a friend were drinking in a bar in the central part of the city, after which the guys decided to walk along the embankment of the Svislochi River. Suddenly, the defendant stopped and hit the lamp with his fist, breaking it.

Subsequently, the identity of the hooligan was established, a criminal case was opened against him. He fully admitted his guilt, sincerely repented, and voluntarily compensated the damage caused in the amount of 588 BYN. The young man explained the offense by the fact that he was in a state of alcoholic intoxication.

- The accused is not officially employed anywhere, he was not previously brought to criminal responsibility, said Andrei Nikolsky, senior assistant prosecutor of the Central District. The court found him guilty of intentional actions grossly violating public order and expressing clear disrespect for society, accompanied by damage to other people's property, and on the basis of Part 1 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code imposed a sentence of correctional labor for a period of 180 hours.

The sentence has not come into force, can be appealed and challenged in accordance with the procedure established by law.