A resident of the Svisloch district stole a card with Br23 thousand from his father, the court passed a sentence

June 9, Grodno. The Svisloch District COURT has issued a verdict in a criminal case on the theft of funds from a bank account. This was reported to BELTA by the press service of the Grodno Regional Court.

As noted by the department, on November 29, 2024 , while visiting his elderly father, born in 1935, the accused took possession of his father's bank card lying on the table. Continuing his criminal acts, the defendant, reliably knowing that his father had about Br23 thousand on his account, went to a bank branch and, having received the necessary advice on how best to manage the funds, opened an account and a deposit in his name, where he transferred Br10 thousand and Br13 thousand from his father's card through the bank's cash desk, respectively. The remaining funds on the card in the amount of just over Br400 were cashed at the cash desk. The man, after committing the crime, went to visit his father again that same day and returned the bank card to its place. He spent the cash on his own needs andALCOHOL .

At the court hearing, the accused fully admitted his guilt in the crime committed, explaining to the court that his father periodically gave him the card to buy food and withdraw cash, due to which the PIN code for the card was known. He also knew that there were about Br23 thousand in the account, since on November 20, 2024, at the request of his father, he withdrew cash for him and took a statement from the account. Later, the father began to notice that he was very often in a statealcohol intoxication and during conversations about the origin of the alcohol consumed, he suspected that money had been withdrawn from his account using a card. The defendant repented of his actions.

By a court verdict, the man was found guilty of theft of property by modifying computer information, committed on a large scale. Based on Part 3 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code, he was sentenced to restriction of liberty for a period of 2 years and 6 months without being sent to an open-type correctional facility with a fine of 50 basic units, without deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities. Based on Article 107 of the Criminal Code, the accused was subject to compulsory treatment for chronic ALCOHOLISM at his place of residence.

The court verdict has not entered into legal force and can be appealed and contested in accordance with the established procedure.