WHAT IS CORRUPTION?
Corruption is the act of giving or receiving of any gratification or reward in the form of cash or in-kind of high value for performing a task in relation to his/her job description.
Based on the Prevention of Corruption Act (Chap. 131), there are four main corruption act namely:
- Requests / Receives bribe
[Section 5 & 6 (a) of Prevention of Corruption Act (Chap. 131)]
- Offer / Giving bribes
[Section 5 & 6 (b) of Prevention of Corruption Act (Chap. 131)]
- To put forward a false claim
[Section 6 (c) of Prevention of Corruption Act (Chap. 131)]
- Possession of unexplained property
[Section 12 of Prevention of Corruption Act (Chap. 131)]
Fines BND$30,000.00 maximum AND 7-year maximum prison sentence