Disciplinary Regulations of the Armed forces USSR.
Article 260. Abuse of authority, excessive exercise of authority, and neglect of duty
- a) The abuse of authority or official position by a commander or official, the excessive exercise of authority, or failure to exercise same, and in like manner the negligence of duty, if such acts have been committed regularly and repeatedly, or for venal motives, or out of personal interest, or if they have caused substantial damage—
- shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period of from six months to ten years;
- b) the same acts, under mitigating circumstances—
- shall be punishable by application of the rules of the Disciplinary Regulations of the Armed Forces USSR;
- c) the acts specified in Item a of the present article, when committed in time of war or under combat conditions—
- shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period of from three to ten years, or by death.
Article 261. Surrendering or abandoning military resources to the enemy
The surrender to the enemy, by a commanding officer, of the forces under his command, and in like manner the abandonment to the enemy, when not necessitated by the tactical situation, of fortifications, military equipment, and other military resources, provided such acts were not committed for the purpose of giving aid to the enemy—
- shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period of from three to ten years, or by death.
Article 262. Abandonment of a sinking combat vessel
- a) The abandonment of a sinking combat vessel by a captain who has not carried out his official duties to the end, or by one of the ship’s officers without due authorization from the captain—
- shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period of from five to ten years;
- b) the same act, when committed in time of war or under combat conditions—
- shall be punishable by death, or by deprivation of freedom for a period of from ten to 15 years.
