What are the crimes of corruption?
(Baonghean.vn) - Mr. Nguyen Van T. in Quy Hop district asked that the entire political system is currently actively promoting the fight against corruption. So what are the crimes of corruption according to the law?
Reply:
The crime of corruption is the act of a person holding a position or power who takes advantage of or abuses that position or power for personal gain, causing damage to the State, to the collective, to the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, or seriously infringing upon the operations of agencies and organizations.
The 2015 Penal Code, amended in 2017, stipulates the following crimes of corruption:
1. Crime of embezzlement of property (Article 353), the lowest penalty is 2 years in prison and the highest is death penalty.
2. Crime of accepting bribes (Article 354), the lowest penalty is 2 years in prison and the highest is death penalty.
3. Crime of abusing position and power to appropriate property (Article 355), the lowest penalty is 1 year in prison and the highest is life imprisonment, the lowest penalty is 1 year in prison and the highest is 15 years in prison.
4. Crime of abusing position and power while performing official duties (Article 356); the lowest penalty is 1 year in prison and the highest is 15 years in prison.
5. Crime of abuse of power while performing official duties (Article 357), the lowest penalty is 1 year in prison and the highest is 20 years in prison.
6. Crime of taking advantage of position and power to influence others for personal gain (Article 358), the lowest penalty is 1 year in prison and the highest is life imprisonment.
7. Crime of forgery in work (Article 359), the lowest penalty is 1 year in prison and the highest is 20 years in prison./.