"No value threshold" for the crime of office abuse
Articol de Radiojurnal, 03 Mai 2023, 22:14
The draft anti-corruption directive published by the European Commission regulates the offense of abuse of office without a value threshold for attracting criminal liability, informs the Minister of Justice from Bucharest.
The Brussels authorities presented today proposals for harmonizing the existing anti-corruption provisions at the level of the entire European Union, and Catalin Predoiu states that the Romanian legislation is already, in many respects, in agreement with the provisions of the document, including regarding the offense of abuse of office, so discussed in Romania.
He also states that the Directive approved by the Council of European Commissioners contains a series of "key" provisions for strengthening the tools to fight corruption in public and private positions.
The proposals advanced today to the member states for approval are aimed at sanctioning acts of corruption wherever they occur, and their authors regardless of nationality, including the freezing of assets and even banning access to the Union.
Translated by: Radu Matei
