Anti-Corruption Legislation and Ethics of Civil Servants
This section tests the Law on Combating Corruption No. 410-V of 18 November 2015, anti-corruption restrictions and the ethics rules for civil servants. The exam checks whether you can spot a conflict of interest and choose the lawful response.
Core rules
- Corruption is the unlawful use of official position or authority for personal or group benefit, including bribery, abuse and favouritism.
- Civil servants must not accept gifts or material benefits connected with official duties, use official position for private interests, or engage in entrepreneurial activity.
- A conflict of interest arises when personal interest affects or may affect impartial performance. The servant must notify the supervisor and recuse; concealment is itself a violation.
- Declarations of income and assets, anti-corruption monitoring and prevention are part of the system. The Code of Ethics requires impartiality, politeness, and avoidance of conduct damaging to the service.
- Liability may be disciplinary, administrative or criminal depending on the act.
Worked example
A civil servant's cousin owns a company bidding for a contract in the servant's unit. The servant should not just stay neutral. The correct step is to disclose the relationship in writing, withdraw from the evaluation, and let an independent colleague decide. Silence creates a conflict-of-interest violation even if the cousin loses.
Traps
A gift is not lawful merely because it is small or given on a holiday. Personal friendship does not remove the duty to disclose. Ethics violations can be punished even without proof of a criminal offence. Do not confuse prevention measures with criminal liability.