Chapter 40 - Offences in office

Section 1 – Acceptance of a bribe

(1) If a public official, for his or her actions while in service, for himself or herself or for another,

(1) asks for a gift or other unlawful benefit or otherwise takes an initiative in order to receive such a benefit,
(2) accepts a gift or other benefit which influences, which is intended to influence or which is conducive to influencing him or her in said actions, or
(3) agrees to the gift or other benefit referred to in paragraph (2) or to a promise or offer thereof,
he or she shall be sentenced for acceptance of a bribe to a fine or to imprisonment for at most two years.

(2) A public official shall be sentenced for acceptance of a bribe also if for his or her actions while in service he or she agrees to the giving of the gift or other benefit referred to in subsection 1(2) to another or to a promise or offer thereof.

(3) A public official may also be sentenced to dismissal if the offence demonstrates that he or she is manifestly unfit for his or her duties.

Section 2 - Aggravated acceptance of a bribe

If in the acceptance of a bribe

(1) the public official stipulates the bribe as a condition for his or her actions or it is his or her intention, because of the gift or benefit, to act in a manner contrary to his or her duties to the considerable benefit of the party giving the gift or of another, or to the considerable loss or detriment of another, or
(2) the gift or benefit is of significant value
and the acceptance of a bribe is aggravated also when assessed as a whole, the public official shall be sentenced for aggravated acceptance of a bribe to imprisonment for at least four months and at most four years and in addition to dismissal.

Section 3 – Bribery violation

If a public official, for himself or herself or for another

(1) asks for a gift or other unlawful benefit or otherwise takes an initiative in order to receive such a benefit, or
(2) accepts or agrees to a gift or other benefit or agrees to a promise or offer of such a gift or other benefit
so that the actions are conducive to weakening confidence in the impartiality of the actions of authorities, he or she shall be sentenced, if the act is not punishable as the acceptance of a bribe or aggravated acceptance of a bribe, for a bribery violation to a fine or to imprisonment for at most six months.

Article 70
Offences against the administration of justice
1. The Court shall have jurisdiction over the following offences against its administration of justice when committed intentionally:
(f) Soliciting or accepting a bribe as an official of the Court in connection with his or her official duties