Office of the Investigative Committee of the Viciebsk region criminal case against the head of the department of educational establishment «Viciebsk State Order of Peoples' Friendship Medical University."

It is established that the official in May this year for a favorable decision on the surrender of the two offsets and successful delivery in future examinations to teach them discipline in working time received from the university student a bribe of $ 200.

Head of the department charged under Part 1 of st.430 (bribery) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. Concerning it the preventive punishment in the form of detention.

The criminal investigation continues. Investigators are working to gather and consolidate the evidence base, designated examination, examine witnesses, studied the identity of the accused are established causes and conditions that contributed to the commission of the crime.

Reference: Crime under Article 430 of the Criminal Code refers to the crime of corruption, grossly violating the normal work and undermining the authority of government agencies, enterprises and other organizations that cause significant harm to legally protected rights and interests of citizens.

In the fight against this phenomenon is very important efforts of the whole society, its interest in the detection of law enforcement and the suppression of corruption, the elimination of the causes of its generators, protection of poverty, bureaucracy, irresponsibility.

According to a note to Article 431 of the Criminal Code, a person who has given a bribe shall be released from criminal liability, if that person after the bribery voluntarily reported what he had done.

Svetlana Sakharova, Office of the Investigative Committee in the Viciebsk region