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TABLE 1. Corruption offences in the ACN countries
Country
Corruption offence
Source
Azerbaijan
Abusing official powers, excess of official powers, assignment of
power of the official, trading in influence, service forgery, abusing land
resources of the state and the permissions for constructions.
Chapter 33 of the
Criminal Code
Armenia
67 offences specified by the Criminal Code of Armenia.
Order of the
Prosecutor General
No.3 dated
19.01.2017
Georgia
Bribery of voters, embezzlement or misuse of funds, bribery in areas
of professional sport and commercial entertainment contests, abuse
of powers in the private sector, commercial bribery, abuse of powers
in the public sector, active and passive bribery, trading in influence,
accepting the presents prohibited by the law, excess of power,
forgery, failure to file the declaration of property, or filing incomplete or
untrue information therein
Law doctrine
Kazakhstan
Appropriation or embezzlement of entrusted another's property; fraud;
commission of actions on invoicing without actual performance of
works, rendering of services, shipment of goods; creation and
management of financial (investment) pyramid; legalization
(laundering) of money and (or) other property, received by criminal
way; economic smuggling; corporate raiding; organization of illegal
gambling business - actions are deemed corruption, if they are
committed by person, authorised to performance of the state
functions, or by person equated to him (her), or by person, holding
responsible state position, personally or by authorised person, if they
are associated with the use of official position. Also, the followings are
corruption offences: abuse of official authorities; excess of powers or
official authorities; illegal participation in the entrepreneurial activity;
acceptance of a bribe; giving bribe; mediation in bribery; forgery by an
official; inaction on service.
In addition to that, the Criminal Code of Kazakhstan has a separate
chapter, the Chapter 9. Criminal infraction against the interests of
service in commercial and other organizations, which consists of five
articles: Article 250. Abuse of power; Article 251. Abuse of powers by
private notaries, appraisers, private officers of justice, mediators and
auditors, working as part of the audit organization; Article 252. Excess
of powers by servants of private security service; Article 253.
Commercial bribery; Article 254. Unconscientious attitude to the
obligations. The majority of the mentioned offences, basically, do
criminalise the corruption in the private sector, but are not classified
as ‘corruption offences’. The components of crime in Article 247.
Obtain illegal remuneration is not classified either.
Article 3 of the
Criminal Code
Kyrgyzstan
Corruption, abuse of power, conducting illegal audit by a public
supervisory official, excess of power, violation of land legislation,
awarding or executing a state procurement contrary to the state
interests, illegal use of official position in privatization, tax, customs,
licensing, illegal use of public funds, active or passive bribery,
mediation in bribery, extortion, forgery, illicit enrichment, and other
articles of the Criminal Code.
Law doctrine and
the Order of the
Prosecutor General
No. №46-п dated
13.04.2012
Latvia
Embezzlement or misuse of funds, abuse of authority and official
powers, excess of power, wrongful preference, intentional inactivity in
office, active or passive bribery, mediation in bribery, assignment of
bribery, illegal participation in property deals, trading in influence,
violation of restrictions for public officials, forgery, bribery in the
private sector and others.
Law doctrine
Lithuania
Bribery, trading in influence, other criminal offences committed in the
public sector or during the provision of public services for personal
gain or benefits for third parties: abuse of office or misuse of authority,
Law on Prevention
of Corruption
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abuse of power, forgery, fraud, theft of property, embezzlement,
divulging of official or commercial secret, providing false information
on income and assets, laundering of money or property, interference
in the activities of a public official or a person performing public
functions, or other offenses, the commission of which is aimed at
obtaining or extorting a bribe, or concealing or covering up a bribe.
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