__94_0----------------------------------------------------
CL__3-------------------------------------------------------
__94_0----------------------------------------------------
### SEE PART 2 FOR BEGINNING ###
Article 73. Loss of Documents Containing a State Secret
A loss of documents containing a state secret or of objects
the data on which constitute a state secret by a person to whom
they have been entrusted, if the loss have been the result of a
violation of the established rules of handling of the above
documents or object -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of one to three years.
The same action if it has caused grave consequences -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of three to eight years.
Article 731. Transfer to Foreign Organizations of Data
Constituting a Official Secret
Transfer or collection with the view of transferring to
foreign organization or their representatives of economic,
scientific, technical or other data constituting an official
secret committed by a person to whom these data have been
entrusted due to his work or post or who have become aware of
them in another way -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to three years or corrective labour for a term of two
years.
The same actions if they have caused a great property
detriment to the state or public organizations or if they have
entailed other grave consequences -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to eight years.
Article 74. Banditry
Organization of armed bands with a view of attacking state
or public enterprises, institutions, organizations or individual
persons as well as participation in such bands and in attacks
committed by them -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of three to fifteen years with the confiscation of property
or a death penalty with the confiscation of property.
Article 741. Actions Which Disorganize the Work of
Corrective-Labour Establishments
Persons serving punishment represented by the deprivation of
freedom who terrorize at the place of deprivation of freedom the
convicts who have chosen the way of correction, or who make
attacks on the administration, as well as persons who organize
for these purposes criminal groups or who participate actively in
such groups -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of three to eight years.
Special dangerous recidivists as well as persons convicted
for grave crimes who have committed actions envisaged in part one
of this Article -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of eight to fifteen years or a death penalty.
Article 75. Contraband
Contraband, that is, movement across the customs border of
the Republic of Belarus of narcotic, poisonous, toxic,
psychotropic, radioactive or explosive substances, weaponry and
ammunitions, special materials and technical products of military
purposes, bypassing, or concealed from, customs clearance, no
less than similar movement of things and valuables which are
banned or restricted for the movement across the customs border
of the Republic of Belarus in a large amount -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to eight years with the confiscation of freedom or a
fine.
The same actions committed on a preliminary agreement by a
group of persons or by a person who has previously committed the
same crime, or by an official person using his official post -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of three to ten years with the confiscation of property.
Article 76. Riots
Organization of riots accompanied by destruction, arsons and
other similar actions not less than committing by their
participants of the above crimes or their resistance to the
authorities -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of two to fifteen years.
Article 77. Evasion of the Scheduled Conscription
An evasion of the scheduled conscription -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of one to three years.
The same action committed by a self-infliction of a bodily
injury or a simulation of a disease, through a forgery of
documents or another deception no less than the action committed
in other aggravating circumstances -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of one to five years.
Article 78. Evasion of Mobilization
An evasion of mobilization to the Armed Forces of the
Republic of Belarus -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of three to ten years.
The same action as well as an evasion of subsequent calls to
the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus committed at war time
-
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of five to ten years or a death penalty.
Article 79. Evasion at War Time of the Fulfillment of Duties
or Payment of Taxes
An evasion at war time of a labour mobilization or the
fulfillment of other duties no less than of the payment of taxes
-
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of one to five years or corrective labour for a term of up
to two years.
Article 80. Illegal Crossing of the State Border of the
Republic of Belarus
A deliberate illegal crossing of the State Border of the
Republic of Belarus -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to three years or a fine.
The same action accomplished on a preliminary agreement by a
group of persons or for a new time -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to five years with or without the confiscation of
property.
Article 81. Violation of the Rules of International Flights
A flight into or out of the republic of Belarus without a
special permission, non-observance of the routes, places of
landing, aerial gates, the altitude of the flight specified in
the permission or other violation of the rules of international
flights -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of one to ten years or a fine with or without the
confiscation of the aircraft.
Article 82. Violation of the Rules of Safe Traffic and
Operation of Transport
A violation by the worker of railway, water or airborne
transport of the rules of safe traffic and operation of transport
means, if this entailed accidents with people, a crash, an
incident or other grave consequences as well as a bad repair of
transport means, ways, alarms and communication devices if they
have entailed the same consequences -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of three to fifteen years.
The same actions if they have not entailed but obviously
created a threat for the onset of the same consequences -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of one to three years or corrective labour for a term of up
to two years.
Article 83. Damaging the Ways of Communications and
Transport Means
A deliberate damaging or destruction of ways of
communications, works on them, rolling stock, communications or
alarm means, which have or could have entailed a railway
accident, a shipwreck or a violation of the normal operation of
the transport and communications means -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of three to fifteen years.
Article 84. Making, Keeping or Sale of Counterfeited Money
or Securities
Making or keeping with a view of selling as well as sale of
counterfeited money being in circulation on the territory of the
Republic of Belarus, coins, state or other securities or foreign
currency and securities in foreign currency -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of two to seven years with the confiscation of property.
The same actions committed anew or by a group of persons -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of five to fifteen years with the confiscation of property.
Article 841. Illegal Issue of Securities
An issue by official persons of an economic subject of
securities and their public placement without registration in the
specified manner as well as the use of obviously forged documents
for registration of securities -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to two years or corrective labour for the same term
with the deprivation of the right to hold definite posts or be
engaged in definite activity or a fine.
Article 842. Forgery of Prospectuses of Issue of Securities
Introduction by an official person of obviously false data
into a securities issue prospectus as well as an approval of an
issue prospectus containing obviously false data if such actions
have caused a great material damage to investors -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to three years or corrective labour for the a term of
up to two years, or a fine.
Article 85. Violation of the Rules on Operations with
precious Metals and Stones
An operation with precious metals or stones if made with
violation of the established rules -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to three years or a fine with the confiscation of
property and the objects of the operation.
The same action committed by a person who has been
previously convicted for the crimes envisaged in the present
Article, or committed several times or in large amounts -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of three to eight years with the confiscation of property
and the objects of the operation.
The same actions committed in especially large amounts -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of five to twelve years with the confiscation of property
and the objects of the operation.
Article 851. Violation of the Established Procedure of
Currency Operations
A violation of the established procedure for the performance
of currency operations, that is, purchase, sale, exchange of
foreign currency or the use of payment documents in foreign
currency and other foreign pecuniary documents if effected
without a special permission (licence), executed within one year
after an administrative penalty was imposed for similar offenses
-
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to three years or with the confiscation of property
and the objects of the operation or a fine.
The same actions committed by a person who has been
previously convicted for the crimes envisaged by this Article -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of one to five years with the confiscation of property and
the objects of the operation.
Article 852. Illegal Opening of Accounts Outside the
Republic of Belarus
An opening of accounts outside the Republic of Belarus and
an execution of operations with such accounts by an official
person of an economic subject or a bank without a special
permission (licence) of the National Bank of the Republic of
Belarus committed within one year after an administrative penalty
was imposed for similar violations -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to two years with the deprivation of the right to hold
definite posts or be engaged in definite activity for a term of
up to five years, or a fine.
Article 86. Failure to Inform of Crimes Against the State
A failure to inform of crimes against the State being
prepared or committed as envisaged in Articles 61 to 65, 69, 74,
94 of this Code -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of one to three years or corrective labour for a term of up
to two years.
Article 861. Concealment of State Crimes
Concealment of state crimes envisaged by Articles 61 to 65,
69, 74, 75, 84, 85 of this Code if this concealment was not
promised in advance -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of one to five years.
Chapter 7. CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
Article 87. Stealing of Property by a Theft
Secret stealing of property (theft) -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to three years or corrective labour for a term of up
to two years or a fine.
A theft committed anew or on a preliminary agreement by a
group of persons, or a theft that has caused a significant damage
to a citizen -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to six years with or without the confiscation of
property or corrective labour for a term of one to two years with
or without the confiscation of property.
Theft with entering of a home, room or another storage place
-
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of three to eight years with or without the confiscation of
property.
Theft committed in great amounts or by a special dangerous
recidivist -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of five to fifteen years with the confiscation of property.
N o t e: in Articles 87, 88, 90, 91 and 93 a new crime shall
means a crime committed by a person who has before committed any
of the crimes envisaged by these Articles or by Articles 74, 89,
911, 2112, 2131, 2192 of this Code.
Article 88. Stealing of Property by Robbery
Open stealing of property (robbery) -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to four years or corrective labour for a term of one
to two years.
Robbery connected with violence that is not dangerous for
life or health of the sufferer or with a threat of such violence,
or committed on a preliminary agreement by a group of persons, or
anew, or if it has caused a significant damage to a citizen -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to seven years with or without the confiscation of
property.
Robbery with an entering into a home, room or another place
of storage -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of four to ten years with or without the confiscation of
property.
Robbery committed in great amounts or by a special dangerous
recidivist -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of four to ten years with or without the confiscation of
property.
Article 89. Robbery
An assault with a view of appropriating property, connected
with violence dangerous for life or health of the person who is
assaulted, or with a threat to use such violence (robbery) -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of three to ten years with or without the confiscation of
property.
The same actions committed on a preliminary agreement by a
group of persons, or with an infliction of grave bodily injuries,
or by a special dangerous recidivist, or a person who has
previously committed a robbery or banditry, if such actions have
been aimed at appropriating property in great amounts no less
than if such actions have been connected with an entering of a
home, room or another place of storage -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to fifteen years with the confiscation of property.
Article 90. Stealing of Property by Fraud
Appropriation of a property or acquisition of the right for
a property by deception or abuse of trust (fraud) -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to three years, or corrective labour for a term of up
to two years, or a fine.
A fraud committed anew or on a preliminary agreement by a
group of persons, or if it has caused a significant damage to a
citizen -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to six years with or without the confiscation of
property, or corrective labour for a term of one to two years
with or without the confiscation of property.
A fraud which has caused a great damage or committed by a
special dangerous recidivist -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of five to fifteen years with the confiscation of property.
Article 91. Stealing of Property by Appropriation,
Embezzlement or Abuse of Office
An appropriation or embezzlement of property placed into the
care of the guilty person or held in his care no less than an
appropriation of property by an abuse of one's office -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to four years, or corrective labour for a term of up
to two years or a fine with or without the deprivation of the
right to hold definite posts or be engaged in definite activity..
The same actions committed anew or on a preliminary
agreement by a group of persons -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to seven years with or without the confiscation of
property, or corrective labour for a term of one to two years
with or without the confiscation of property with or without the
deprivation of the right to hold definite posts or be engaged in
definite activity for a term of two to five years.
Actions envisaged in part one or part two of this Article
committed in grand amounts -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of six to fifteen years with the confiscation of property
with the deprivation of the right to hold definite posts or be
engaged in definite activity for a term of two to five years.
Article 911. Stealing of Property in Especially Grand Amount
Stealing of property in especially grand amounts
irrespective of the method of stealing (Articles 87 to 91) -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of ten to fifteen years with the confiscation of property.
Article 912. Excluded
Article 92. Causing of Property Damage by Fraud or Abuse of
Confidence
Causing of property damage by a fraud or abuse of confidence
with no signs of stealing -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to one year, or corrective labour for the same term,
or a fine, or the deprivation of the right to hold definite posts
or be engaged in definite activity, or a dismissal from the post,
or shall incur public effect measures.
Article 921. Excluded
Article 922. Violation of the Rules of Use of Energy or Gas
at Home
Unauthorized use for mercenary purposes of electrical or
thermal energy or gas no less than a violation of the rules of
use of electrical or thermal energy or gas at home which have
been committed after an administrative penalty has been imposed
for similar violations or have caused a substantial damage -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to two years, or corrective labour for the same term,
or a fine.
Article 93. Extortion of Property
The demand to transfer property or the right to the
property, or committing of any actions of property nature under a
treat of violence in respect of the sufferer or his relations, a
spreading of slanderous or libelous information or of other
information on him or his near ones which such persons wish to
keep secret, or a damage or destruction of their private property
or the property kept or guarded by them (extortion) -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to four years with or without the confiscation of
property, or corrective labour for a term of one to two years
with or without the confiscation of property.
Extortion committed anew or on a preliminary agreement by a
group of persons, or under a threat of murder or infliction of
grave bodily injuries, or connected with violence, that is not
dangerous for life or health, or with a damage or destruction of
property -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to seven years with the confiscation of property.
Extortion committed by an organized group or a special
dangerous recidivist, or connected with violence that is
dangerous for life and health, or which has entailed a grand
damage or other grave consequences -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of five to ten years with the confiscation of property.
Article 94. Minor Theft
A minor theft of property of an enterprise, institution,
organization committed within one year after an administrative
penalty has been imposed for a similar violation by a person who
has previously committed a crime envisaged in Articles 87 to 911
of this Code, as well as by a person who has been convicted for
actions envisaged by the present Article-
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to two years, or corrective labour for the same term,
or a fine.
Article 95. Appropriation of Found Property
Appropriation of found someone else's property in grand
amounts -
shall be punishable with corrective labour for a term of up
to one year, or a fine, or a public censure.
Article 96. Deliberate Destruction or Damage of Property
A deliberate destruction or damage of property -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to one year, or corrective labour for the same term,
or a fine.
A deliberate destruction or damage of property committed by
an arson or another generally dangerous method or which has
entailed human casualties, or caused a grand damage or other
grave consequences, as well as a deliberate destruction or a
substantial damage of woods by an arson -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to ten years.
Article 97. Destruction or Damage of Property through
Carelessness
A destruction or damage of property through carelessness
which has entailed human casualties or other grave consequences
as well as a destruction or substantial damage of woods as a
result of careless handle of fire or high-hazard sources -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to three years, or corrective labour for a term of up
to two years.
Article 971. Excluded
Article 98. Unconscientious Attitude towards the Protection
of Property
Unconscientious attitude of a person, who has been charged
to protect property, to his duties if it has entailed a stealing,
damage or peril of this property in grand amounts with no signs
of a malfeasance in office -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to two years, or corrective labour for the same term,
or shall entail the application of measures of public effect.
Article 99. Excluded
Chapter 8. CRIMES AGAINST LIFE, HEALTH, FREEDOM AND DIGNITY
Article 100. Aggravated Killing by Will
A killing by will
a) of lucrative motives;
b) of hooliganism;
c) in connection with the execution by the sufferer of his
official or social duties;
d) of two or more persons;
e) a woman whom the culprit knew in advance to be pregnant;
f) committed with brutality or by a method dangerous for the
life of many people;
g) so as to conceal another crime or make the committing of
it easier, or if it has been connected with a rape;
h) committed by a special dangerous recidivist or a person
who has previously committed a killing by will, except a killing
envisaged in Articles 102 and 103 of this Code-
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of eight to fifteen years, or a death penalty.
Article 101. Killing by Will
A killing by will committed without aggravating
circumstances specified in Article 100 of this Code -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of three to ten years.
Article 102. Killing by Will Committed in a State of Strong
Emotions
A killing by will committed in a state of sudden strong
emotions caused by a violence or a great insult on the part of
the sufferer, no less than that caused by other illegal actions
of the sufferer if such actions have entailed or could have
entailed grave consequences for the culprit or his near people -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to five years or corrective labour for a term of up to
two years.
Article 103. Killing in Excess of Self-defence
A killing committed in excess of self-defence -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to two years or corrective labour for the same term.
Article 104. Killing by Recklessness
A killing committed by recklessness -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to three years or corrective labour for a term of up
to two years.
A killing by recklessness of two or more persons -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to five years.
Article 105. Bringing to Suicide
Bringing to suicide or to an attempted suicide through
brutal treatment of the sufferer or systematic humiliation of his
personal dignity -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to three years.
The same action committed in relation to a person who has
been materially or otherwise dependent on the culprit -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to five years. Article 106. Wilful Severe Bodily
Injury
A wilful severe bodily injury which is dangerous to life or
has entailed a loss of sight, hearing or any organ, or the loss
by the organ of its functions, a mental disease or another
derangement of health connected with a stable loss of ability to
work not less than for one third, or which has entailed an
interrupted pregnancy or which has been expressed in irreversible
disfiguration of the face, no less than that which has caused a
derangement of health for a term of over four months -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to eight years.
The same action if they have entailed a death of the
sufferer or has been of the nature of torture or have been
committed by a special dangerous recidivist -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to ten years.
Article 107. Wilful Less Severe Bodily Injury
A wilful less severe bodily injury which is not dangerous to
life and has not entailed consequences specified in Article 106
of this Code, but which has caused a long-time derangement of
health or a substantial stable loss of ability to work for less
than one third -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to three years or corrective labour for a term of up
to two years.
The same actions if they have been of the nature of torture
or have been committed by a special dangerous recidivist -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to five years.
Article 108. Wilful Severe or Less Severe Bodily Injury
Caused in the State of Strong Emotions
A wilful severe or less severe bodily injury caused in a
state of sudden strong emotions caused by a violence or a great
insult on the part of the sufferer, no less than that caused by
other illegal actions of the sufferer if such actions have
entailed or could have entailed grave consequences for the
culprit or his near people -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to two years or corrective labour for the same term.
Article 109. Severe or Less Severe Bodily Injury Caused in
Excess of the Necessary Self-Defence
A severe or less severe bodily injury caused in excess of
the necessary self-defence-
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to one year or corrective labour for the same term.
Article 110. Wilful Light Bodily Injury or Battery
A wilful causing of a bodily injury or battery which has
entailed a short-term derangement of health or a slight stable
loss of ability to work -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to one year or corrective labour for the same term.
Article 111. Torture
Systematic infliction of battery or other actions having the
nature of torture if they have not entailed consequences
specified in Articles 106 and 107 of this Code -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to three years.
Article 112. Reckless Severe or Less Severe Bodily Injury
A reckless severe bodily injury -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to one year or corrective labour for the same term.
A reckless less severe bodily injury -
shall be punishable with corrective labour for a term of up
to one year or a public censure.
Article 113. Evasion of Treatment of Venereal Disease and
Infecting with Venereal Disease
An evasion of treatment of a venereal disease continued
after a warming made by medical bodies -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to two years or corrective labour for the same term,
or a fine.
Known endangering of another person through a sexual
intercourse or other actions with an infection with a venereal
disease -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to two years or corrective labour for the same term,
or a fine.
Infecting of another person with a venereal disease by a
person who has known that he himself had this disease -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to three years or corrective labour for a term of one
to two years.
Actions envisaged in part three of this Article committed by
a person who has been previously convicted for he infecting of
another person with a venereal disease no less than an infecting
of two or more persons, or a person under legal age -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to five years.
Article 1131. Infecting with AIDS
Known endangering of another person with contracting AIDS -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to five years.
Infecting of another person with AIDS by a person who has
known that he himself had this disease -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to eight years.
Article 114. Illegal Making of Abortion
An illegal making of an abortion by a doctor -
shall be punishable with corrective labour for a term of up
to two years, or a fine, a the deprivation of the right to carry
on medical practice.
A making of an abortion by a person who has no higher
medical education -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to two years or corrective labour for a term of one to
two years.
Actions envisaged in parts one and two of this Article
committed repeatedly or which have caused a death of the sufferer
or other grave consequences -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to eight years.
Article 115. Rape
A rape, that is, a sexual intercourse with the use of
physical violence, threat or the use of a helpless state of the
sufferer -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of three to seven years.
A rape by a person who has previously committed a similar
crime -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of five to ten years.
A rape committed by a group of persons of a rape of a person
under legal age -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of five to fifteen years.
A rape committed by a special dangerous recidivist or
entailing special grave consequences, no less than a rape of a
person under legal age -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of eight to fifteen years or a death penalty.
Article 166. Forcing a Woman for Sexual Intercourse
Forcing of a woman for a sexual intercourse or to
satisfaction of a sexual desire in a perverted form by a person
in relation to which the woman has been dependent materially or
in office -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to three years.
Article 117. Sexual Intercourse with a Person Under Sixteen
A sexual intercourse with a person who is known to the
culprit to be under sixteen-
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to three years.
The same actions connected with satisfying sexual desire in
perverted forms -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to six years.
Article 118. Seducing Actions
Seducing actions in relation to a person who is known to the
culprit to be under sixteen -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to three years.
Article 119. Male Homosexual Act
A male homosexual act committed with the use of physical
violence, threats or in relation to a person under legal age or
with the use of the dependent position of the sufferer -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to eight years.
Article 120. Persistent Evasion of Payment of Alimony or of
Maintenance of Children
Persistent evasion of the parents of the payment on a
decision of the court or a ruling of a people's judge of
resources for the maintenance of their children under legal age
or of the maintenance of children of legal age who are not able
to work but who are dependent on them -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to two years or corrective labour for a term of up to
one year.
Article 121. Persistent Evasion of Giving Aid to Parents
Persistent evasion of the payment, on the decision of the
court, of resources for the maintenance of the parents who are
not able to work -
shall be punishable with corrective labour for a term of up
to one year or shall entail measures of public effect.
Article 122. Abuse of Guardian's Duties
The use of guardianship for lucrative purposes or leaving
the persons under guardianship without supervision or the
necessary help -
shall be punishable with corrective labour for a term of up
to two years of a fine.
Article 1221. Disclosure of the Secret of Adoption
A disclosure of the secret of adoption against the will of
the adopter -
shall be punishable with corrective labour for a term of up
to two years or a public censure.
Article 123. Abduction or Substitution of a Child
An abduction or substitution of someone else's child
committed for lucrative purpose or of other base motives -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to five years.
Article 124. Illegal Deprivation of Freedom
An illegal deprivation of freedom -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to six months or corrective labour for the same term.
The same action committed by a method dangerous to life or
health of the sufferer or accompanied by causing physical
suffering to him -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to three years.
Article 1241. Taking of Hostages
Taking, or keeping of, a person as a hostage connected with
a threat to kill, inflict bodily injuries or a further keeping of
this person for the purpose of forcing the State, an
international organization, a physical or legal person or a group
of persons to commit or restrain from committing any action as a
condition for freeing the hostage -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to ten years.
The same actions if they have entailed grave consequences -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of five to fifteen years with or without the confiscation of
property.
Article 1242. Illegal Placement to a Psychiatric Hospital
Placement to a psychiatric hospital of a person known to be
mentally sound -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to two years or corrective labour for the same term
with or without the deprivation of the right to hold definite
posts or be engaged into definite activity for a term of one to
three years.
Article 125. Leaving in Danger
Failure to give a person, who is in a state dangerous to
life, the required help which obviously cannot be postponed, if
such help could have been obviously given by the culprit without
a serious danger to himself or other persons, or failure to
inform the respective establishments or persons of the necessity
of giving help -
shall be punishable with corrective labour for a term of up
to one year or a public censure, or shall entail measures of
public effect.
Known leaving without help of a person who is in a state
dangerous to life and unable to take measures for
self-preservation because of little age, old age, illness or of
his general helplessness in cases if the culprit has had
opportunity to give help to the sufferer and has had to take care
of him, or put himself the sufferer to a state dangerous to life
-
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to two years or corrective labour for the same term.
Article 126. Non-feasance of Help to a Patient
Non-feasance in giving help to a patient without justified
reasons by a medical person who is obliged to give such help in
compliance with the established rules -
shall be punishable with corrective labour for a term of up
to one year, or a fine, or a public censure, or shall entail
measures of public effect.
The same action if it has entailed or knowingly could have
entail a death of the patient or other grave consequences -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to two years with the deprivation of the right to
carry on professional activities for a term of up to three years.
Article 1261. Non-feasance or Inappropriate Fulfilment of
Professional Duties by a Medical or Pharmaceutical
Worker Which Has Entailed the Infecting of the
Person with AIDS
Non-feasance or inappropriate fulfilment of professional
duties by a medical or pharmaceutical worker which has entailed
the infecting of the person with AIDS -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to two years or corrective labour for the same term,
or a fine with or without the deprivation of the right to carry
on medical or pharmaceutical activity for a term of up to three
years.
The same actions which have entailed infecting of two or
more persons -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to four years or corrective labour for a term of one
to two years, or a fine with the deprivation of the right to
carry on medical or pharmaceutical activity for a term of up to
five years.
Article 1262. Disclosure of Information on a Person Having a
Human Immune- Deficiency Virus or AIDS
Wilful disclosure of information on a person having a human
immune-deficiency virus or AIDS by a medical, pharmaceutical or
other worker who has become aware of this information due to his
work or post -
shall be punishable with corrective labour for a term of up
to one year, or a fine.
The same actions which have entailed grave consequences -
shall be punishable with corrective labour for a term of up
to two years, or a fine, with or without the deprivation of the
right to hold definite posts or be engaged into definite activity
for a term of up to three years.
Article 127. Non-feasance of the Captain of the Ship in
Giving Help to Persons in Distress
Non-feasance of the captain of the ship in giving help to
people being in distress on a river or any other water way, if
this help could have been given without a serious danger to his
ship, its crew and passengers -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to two years or corrective labour for the same term,
Article 128. Libel
Libel, that is, spreading of knowingly false fabrications
defaming another person in a printed work or a work copied by
another method, in an anonymous letter, no less than committed by
a person who has previously been subjected to measures of
administrative penalty for libel or insult -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to three years or corrective labour for a term of up
to two years, or a fine.
A libel connected with accusing of a committing of a special
dangerous state crime or another grave crime -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to five years.
Article 129. Insult
Insult, that is, a wilful humiliation of honour or dignity
of the personality, expressed in a vulgar form and made by a
person who has previously been subjected to measures of
administrative penalty for an insult or libel -
shall be punishable with corrective labour for a term of up
to two years, or a fine.
Chapter 9. CRIMES AGAINST POLITICAL, LABOUR, RESIDENCE OR
OTHER RIGHTS OF CITIZENS
Article 130. Preventing from the Exercise of Suffrage
Prevention through violence, fraud, threat or in other way
of a free exercise by the citizen of the Republic of Belarus of
the right to elect or be elected as President of the Republic of
Belarus, a people's deputy, carry on election campaign -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to two years or corrective labour for the same term,
or a fine.
A publication of another spreading of knowingly false
fabrications defaming candidates to the presidency of the
Republic of Belarus, people's deputies -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to three years or corrective labour for a term of up
to two years, or a fine.
Actions envisaged in part two of the present Article
connected with accusation of committing a crime -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to five years.
Article 131. Forgery of Election Documents, Knowingly
Incorrect Count of Votes or a Violation of the
Secrecy of Vote
A forgery of election documents or a knowingly incorrect
count of votes no less than a violation of the secrecy of vote,
committed by a member of the election commission or an official
person of a state or public body -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to three years or corrective labour for a term of up
to two years, or a fine.
Article 131.1. Violation of the Legislation on People's
Voting (Referendum)
Prevention through violence, fraud, threats, bribe or in
another way of a free exercise by citizens of the Republic of
Belarus of their rights to take part in a referendum no less than
a forgery of documents, a knowingly incorrect count of votes,
violation of the secrecy of voting committed by an official
person of a state or public body, enterprise, institution,
organization, a member of an initiative group or a commission on
the referendum -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to five years or corrective labour for a term of up to
two years, or a fine.
Article 1312. Illegal Use of Pecuniary Resources and
Material Resources During Preparation and Holding
of Elections
A wilful creation of unequal conditions for candidates
during distribution and use of pecuniary resources and material
resources of the unified fund set up according to the established
procedure for the organization and holding of elections -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to three years or corrective labour for a term of up
to two years, or a fine.
Article 132. Violation of the Inviolability of Home of
Citizens
An illegal search, illegal eviction or other illegal actions
violating the inviolability of home of citizens -
shall be punishable with the deprivation of freedom for a
term of up to one year or corrective labour for the same term, or
a fine, or a dismissal from the post, or shall entail an
application of measures of public effect.
__99_0----------------------------------------------------
CL__3-------------------------------------------------------
__99_0----------------------------------------------------
### SEE PART 4 FOR CONTINUE ###
