Chapter Seven
Crimes of Officials
Article 170. The abuse of authority or of official position
The abuse of authority or of official position; that is, the deliberate utilization by en official of has official position contrary to the interests of the service, if committed for reasons of venal or other personal interest, and if it has caused substantial damage to state or public interests, or the rights and interests of citizens protected by law—
- shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period not to exceed three years, or by corrective labor for a period not to exceed one year, or by removal from position.
The abuse of authority or of official position, if it has caused serious consequences—
- shall be punish able by deprivation of freedom for a period not to exceed eight years.
Note: For purposes of the articles of the present chapter, officials are defined as person permanently or temporarily fulfilling the functions of representatives of the state, persons occupying, temporarily or permanently, positions at state or public institutions, organizations, or enterprises associated with the performance of organizational-executive or administrative-managerial duties, or performing such duties at the aforementioned institutions, organizations, and enterprises by virtue of a special delegation of authority.
Article 171. Excessive exercise of authority or official powers
The excessive exercise of authority or official powers; that is, the deliberate performance, by an official, of acts clearly going beyond the limits of the rights and powers guaranteed to him by law, if such performance has caused substantial damage to state or public interests, or to the rights and interests of citizens guaranteed by law—
- shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period not to exceed three years, or by corrective labor for a period not to exceed one year, or by removal from position.
The excessive exercise of authority or official powers, if accompanied by violence, the use of a weapon, or acts which constitute torture or an offense against the personal dignity of the injured party—
