Drinking Minsk man damaged parked Hyundai – court verdict

A 49-year-old citizen, who was accused of hooliganism, was sentenced, the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti agency was told in the prosecutor's office of the Moscow district.

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In the evening, being in a state of alcoholic intoxication, the accused passed by the public transport stop “Kondrat Krapiva”. He noticed a parked HYUNDAI ACCENT, approached him and began to pull the door handles, snatching them from the landing mount, and then threw them to the ground. The bully also struck at least two blows on the front left wheel of the car, after which he left. The total amount of damage caused to the owner of the vehicle was 525.61 BYN.

On the illegal actions of the man in the police reported witnesses. The suspect was arrested and a criminal case was opened against him. Guilt the hooligan fully admitted, repented of what he had done, the damage caused to the victim voluntarily compensated.

- The accused bachelor, employed asphalt concrete worker in a private company, had previously had problems with the law, said Anna Kostyuchenko, assistant prosecutor of the Moscow district, who acted in the criminal case as a state prosecutor. The court found him guilty of intentional actions grossly violating public order and expressing clear disrespect for society, accompanied by damage to someone else’s property (hooliganism), and on the basis of Part 1 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code imposed a punishment in the form of correctional labor for a period of 1 year with the retention of 10% of earnings at the main place of work, but not less than one basic value monthly. In addition, the accused must undergo compulsory treatment for chronic alcoholism.

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