Anticorruption Index

Article 15. Bribery of national public officials

The anti-corruption index prohibits bribery of any national official that entails providing something valuable to the official, either in monetary terms or another profitable way, in favor of specific advantage. For example, a politician may offer money to a public official presiding over an election center to alter the number of votes for a quick and easy win. The bribery of national officials may also occur when a public official asks an individual to pay some money to render a service secretly. The bribery can either be direct, the individual paying the bribe needs the favor for themselves, or indirectly. The latter involves a person paying off an official to favor a third party. Moreover, bribing a public official can be for him to conduct a particular task for the individual or prevent them from doing their regular duties; this will enable the person issuing the bribe to benefit from the omission of duty.

Article 25. Obstruction of justice

The obstruction of justice regarding corruption involves an individual who applies threats or intimidates a witness to prevent them from testifying against a corrupt offender. The danger or intimidation may also focus on providing false testimony to protect the offender or implicate an innocent person. Such cases can involve physical force, or merely promising monetary rewards in return for the false testimony, or confiscation of the corruption evidence. Due to such acts, an individual prevents or interferes with law enforcement; hence, justice against corrupt people. The interference may also be towards the official in charge of enforcing the law. The anti-corruption index also prohibits such acts as they may have adverse impacts on some individuals. For instance, if a corrupt official does not face justice, they may continue corruption; hence, harming the economy through continuous fund embezzlement.