A resident of the Polotsk region opened a criminal case for torturing his mother

Prosecutor General's Office

July 18, Vitebsk. A 36-year-old resident of the Polotsk district, who systematically beat his mother, became a defendant in the criminal case, BelTA learned from the General Prosecutor's Office of Belarus.

During quarrels and under the influence of ALCOHOL, the man regularly, from February to April, beat his mother, causing her to suffer physically and psychologically. The woman refused to write a statement to the police because she was afraid of her own son, who had already been convicted several times. Moreover, he was prosecuted under part 3 of article 147 of the Criminal Code for causing grievous bodily harm, which, through negligence, led to the death of his father.

The prosecutor of the Polotsk district, after studying the materials of the pre-investigation check, opened a criminal case on torture under Part 1 of Article 154 of the Criminal Code. First of all, the prosecutor's office took care of protecting the woman from domestic violence, and the failure to initiate a criminal case could cause a resident of the Polotsk region to feel impunity and lead to grave consequences, so even despite the absence of a statement from the victim, the man was held accountable. Guided by Part 5 of Article 26 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the prosecutor opened a criminal case of private-public prosecution.

To organize a preliminary investigation, the prosecutor's office transferred the criminal case to the Polotsk Interdistrict Department of the Investigative Committee.