Inevitability of punishment!

Crimes against property constitute a significant proportion of all committed crimes. This category of crimes includes various illegal methods of acquiring someone else's property.

The state guarantees citizens the protection of their rights and freedoms. One of the means of protecting the rights and freedoms of citizens, as well as the interests of society and the state, is their criminal legal protection.

The Prosecutor's Office of the Braslav District supported the state prosecution in the Braslav District Court in a criminal case against N. for committing crimes under Part 1 of Article 14, Part 2 of Article 214, Part 2 of Article 214, and Part 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, namely for attempting to illegally acquire a vehicle and driving it without the intent to steal (theft), committed repeatedly, for illegally acquiring a vehicle and driving it without the intent to steal (theft), committed repeatedly, as well as for stealing property (theft), committed repeatedly.

The criminal prosecution body accused N. of having, in August 2021, while in a state of alcohol intoxication, intending to illegally acquire a vehicle without the intent to steal and drive it, entered the cabin of the car "Volkswagen Golf", "GAZ-3302 KUPAVA 232500", thereby illegally acquiring them, but was unable to carry out his criminal intent aimed at theft to completion due to circumstances beyond his control, as the engines of the cars did not start.

He, again, while at a parking lot near a store located in Braslav on October Street, entered the cabin of the car "VAZ-21063" through the driver's door, thereby illegally acquiring it, after which he drove this vehicle around the aforementioned parking lot.

Continuing his criminal intent, N., while at a parking lot located near a house on October Street in Braslav, entered the cabin of the car "Volkswagen Jetta" through the driver's door, drove it, and then secretly stole from the aforementioned car cash in the amount of 400 US dollars.

In the court session, N. fully admitted his guilt in the committed crimes. In conjunction with the protocols of operational-search activities, investigative actions, physical evidence, and other written materials of the case, thoroughly examined during the court investigation, N.'s guilt in committing the crimes was proven in full.

Considering the evidence presented by the state prosecutor, the court found N. guilty of committing crimes under Part 1 of Article 14, Part 2 of Article 214, Part 2 of Article 214, and Part 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, and imposed a final sentence of imprisonment for a term of 3 years and 6 months to be served in a correctional colony under strict conditions.

In determining the sentence, the court took into account that N. had previously committed similar crimes for which he was convicted in 2016 and 2018, and that the crimes were committed shortly after his release from places of deprivation of liberty.

An appeal against the severity of the sentence was filed by the accused N. against the verdict of the Braslav District Court. As a result of the review, the verdict of the Braslav District Court was left unchanged, and the appeal of the accused was denied.

Senior Assistant Prosecutor of the District E.S. Isakova