A Polotsk resident received a year and a half of correctional labor for non-payment of alimony

February 8, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. In Polotsk, a father who owed more than Br10 million in alimony was convicted, Dmitry Orekhva, senior prosecutor of the department for supervision of the legality of court decisions in criminal cases and analysis of judicial practice of the Vitebsk Regional Prosecutor's Office, told a BELTA correspondent. The large sum of debt was accumulated by a 41-year-old Polotsk resident over eight years. During this time, he tried to be treated for alcoholism several times, found employment, and at the same time repeatedly hid from court representatives in order not to pay child support. However, the man could not escape responsibility. During one of the recent visits, law enforcement officers managed to detain the evader. By court decision, he was sentenced to one and a half years of correctional labor, during which he will pay off the accumulated debt. In total, over the past year in the Vitebsk region, 1166 criminal cases were initiated for parents' evasion of child support payments. Courts considered 614 criminal cases on alimony recovery. 1163 persons were convicted for non-payment. Also, 606 civil cases were considered regarding persons who are obliged to reimburse the state for child support. In total, in 2010, Br23.6 billion was recovered from negligent parents. Child support payments were deducted from the wages of 26,530 employed citizens. -0-