About corruption

Corruption (Latin corruptio – ‘corruption’, ‘bribery’) refers to the direct or indirect seeking, demanding or accepting of material or other personal benefit (gift, favour, promise, privilege) by a civil servant or person treated as such for himself/herself or for any other person in return for the performance or non-performance of actions within the scope of his/her official duties, as well as the actions or inaction of a civil servant or a person treated as such in the seeking, demanding or accepting of a material or other personal benefit for himself/herself or for another person, as well as direct or indirect offering or granting to a civil servant or a person treated as such a material or other personal benefit (gift, favour, promise, privilege) for performance or non-performance of actions within the scope of the duties held by the civil servant or a person treated as such, as well as mediation in committing the acts referred to in this paragraph (Law on the Special Investigations Service of the Republic of Lithuania).

According to the Law on Prevention of Corruption of the Republic of Lithuania, the corruption offences are as follows:

– bribery,

– trade in influence,

– subornation,

– abuse of office or misuse of powers,

– abuse of authority,

– forgery of documents and measuring devices,

– fraud,

– appropriation or embezzlement,

– disclosure of an official secret,

– disclosure of a commercial secret,

– incorrect income, profit or assets statements,

– money or asset laundering,

– interfering with activities of a civil servant or a person carrying out public administration functions,

– other criminal acts aimed at seeking or soliciting a bribe or subornation, or concealing or disguise acceptance or giving of a bribe or subornation.