In the Vitebsk region, out of 3.9 thousand obligated individuals, only 70 voluntarily reimburse the costs of child maintenance

August 27, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. In the Vitebsk region, out of 3.9 thousand individuals obliged to reimburse the state for the upbringing of their children, only 70 do so voluntarily, the rest do so by force. This was announced today to journalists by the First Deputy Prosecutor of the Vitebsk Region, Alexander Chadyuk, BELTA correspondent reports. "By force means that they are found work, helped to get employed, and debts for the upbringing and maintenance of children taken away from them are recovered from their wages," explained Alexander Chadyuk. For malicious defaulters, law enforcement agencies are forced to initiate criminal cases for non-reimbursement of expenses incurred by the state for the maintenance of children under state care. Currently, 178 people have been brought to criminal responsibility. The search for obliged individuals is under special control of the regional prosecutor's office. There are 71 such individuals in the region. As a rule, they lead an antisocial lifestyle and hide from justice. In this regard, the prosecutor's office exercises constant supervision over the activities of internal affairs bodies in searching for these individuals. According to the regional prosecutor's office, obliged individuals owe the state more than Br6.5 billion. So far, they have reimbursed 50% of this amount. The region has 4,561 children with orphan status and without parental care. The parents of 3,677 children are obliged to reimburse the state for their maintenance costs. -0-