In the Tolochin district, a poacher killed an employee of the State Inspectorate for the Protection of Fauna and Flora
The Investigative Committee is investigating a criminal case of murder of an employee of the State Inspectorate for the Protection of Fauna and Flora.
"The investigation has established that on the morning of April 11, employees of the Orsha Inter-district Inspectorate for the Protection of Fauna and Flora under the President of the Republic of Belarus, carrying out a planned raid route in the forest area near the village of Petrashi, Tolochin district, Vitebsk region, received information about poaching on the territory of the serviced area," the Investigative Committee reported.
While verifying the received information, one of the inspectors found a man with a weapon at the specified location. He attempted to approach the man to check his documents, but the latter shot the inspector and fled. The State Inspectorate employee died at the scene from the gunshot wound.
The victim's partner immediately reported the incident to law enforcement agencies and described the shooter, who was promptly detained by police officers. He turned out to be a 55-year-old resident of Tolochin.
A mobile forensic laboratory worked at the crime scene. During the inspection of the adjacent area, a hunting rifle, cartridges for a smooth-bore weapon, and a spent shell casing were found.
The Investigative Committee has initiated a criminal case against the detainee under paragraph 10 of part 2 of Article 139 (Murder of a person in connection with the performance of their official duties) of the Criminal Code. The punishment under this article provides for imprisonment for up to 25 years, life imprisonment, or the death penalty.
Investigators are currently working with the suspect.
By decision of the leadership of the Investigative Committee, the criminal case has been transferred to the Main Investigative Directorate for further investigation.
As reported by the State Inspectorate for the Protection of Fauna and Flora, Senior State Inspector Gennady Ravkov was 44 years old. He is survived by two daughters, aged 22 and 7. A granddaughter was recently born.
Gennady Ravkov served in the 103rd Vitebsk Airborne Division, graduated from the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus in 2000 with a degree in "Jurisprudence". In 2010, he was appointed State Inspector of the Orsha Inter-district Inspectorate, and in July 2014, he became Senior State Inspector of the same inspectorate.