The incident happened in September last year, correspondent of Homielskaya Prauda reports.
A man and his brother decided to get their car blessed in the nearest church to later put it on sale.
Before the whole thing, the men decided to drink a bottle of vodka. The priest refused to talk to them and advised to sober up and come back the next day. Meanwhile, another church minister called the traffic police. Chyhunachny rayon court of the regional center accused the 30-year-old worker of driving under the influence.
The man from Homiel pleaded not guilty: in court he argued that he never got behind the wheel being drunk. The car was confiscated in favor of the state, and the unfortunate driver will clean the streets and perform other public works for a year and a half.
