German Embassy: Abuse of office is prosecuted under several laws in Germany

The German Embassy in Bucharest informs that in Germany abuse of office is prosecuted under several sections of the tax laws, disciplinary law and the Criminal Code.

"In Germany, the prosecution of abuse of office is governed by a number of tax laws, disciplinary law and the Criminal Code. Penalties range from modest fines to disciplinary measures and even considerable sentences including deprivation of liberty," reads a message posted on the Facebook page of the German Embassy in Bucharest.

On June 28, the United States Embassy in Bucharest reported that "major partner countries" are calling upon Romania to consider the "potential negative impact of criminal law amendments."

The US voiced the position seconded by Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Switzerland, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden.

"We, Romania's international partners and allies, call on all parties involved in amending Romania's criminal and criminal procedure codes to avoid changes that would weaken the rule of law or Romania's ability to fight crime or corruption. Romania has shown considerable progress in combatting corruption and building effective rule of law. We encourage Romanians to continue on this path," reads the press statement released by the US Embassy. AGERPRES (RO - author: Madalina Cerban, editor: Claudia Stanescu; EN - author: Corneliu-Aurelian Colceriu, editor: Adina Panaitescu)