In Minsk, the builder stole from the customer tools and handed them over to the pawnshop
A 39-year-old previously unconvicted citizen, who was accused of misappropriating the entrusted property, was sentenced, the correspondent told.
A 39-year-old previously unconvicted citizen was sentenced, who was accused of misappropriating the entrusted property, the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti agency was told in the Oktyabrsky district prosecutor’s office.
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The accused saw an ad on the Internet, the author of which was looking for a person who would help him with repairs in the apartment. He contacted him, the men discussed the front of the works and payment terms, after which the customer handed him the keys and construction tools.
Since the defendant was in a difficult financial situation, he took a punch from the object, a dust-removing nozzle for a corner grinder and a Bulgarian, took them home, cleaned them of dust and handed them over to a pawnshop. He spent the money on personal needs, including the purchase of alcoholic beverages.
Noticing the missing tools, the victim tried to contact the dishonest builder, but he did not return calls. Then he was forced to make a statement to the police. The amount of damage caused to him was 3 thousand BYN.
The identity of the attacker was quickly established, a criminal case was opened against the Minsk citizen. In court, he fully admitted his guilt, repented of what he had done.
- The accused has a secondary education, he is divorced, works as a packer in a private company, was not previously brought to criminal responsibility, said Viktor Yurashevich, a senior assistant to the prosecutor of the Oktyabrsky district, who spoke on this criminal case as a state prosecutor. The court found him guilty of embezzlement of property by the person to whom it is entrusted, and on the basis of part 1 of article. 211 The Criminal Code imposed a penalty of one year of restriction of liberty without sending to an open-type correctional institution with a fine of 30 basic units (1,350 BYN), without deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities. In addition, the accused must undergo compulsory treatment for chronic alcoholism.
