The crime of offering bribes refers to the act of giving money or property to state functionaries for the purpose of seeking illegitimate interests.
According to the criminal law of our country, the punishment for the crime of bribery includes the following circumstances:
1. For the crime of offering bribes generally, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also be fined;
2. Whoever seeks illegitimate benefits by offering bribes, if the circumstances are serious, or causes heavy losses to the interests of the State, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than 10 years and shall also be fined;
3. If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and may also be fined or confiscated of property. The law does not specify the criteria for serious circumstances or especially serious circumstances.
4. A briber who voluntarily confesses his bribery before being prosecuted may be given a lighter or mitigated punishment. Among them, if the crime is relatively minor, plays a key role in solving a major case, or performs major meritorious service, the punishment may be mitigated or exempted.
[Legal Basis]
Article 390 of the Criminal Law stipulates that whoever commits the crime of offering bribes shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention and shall also be fined; Whoever seeks illegitimate benefits by offering bribes, if the circumstances are serious, or causes heavy losses to the interests of the State, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than 10 years and shall also be fined;
If the circumstances are especially serious or cause especially heavy losses to the interests of the State, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment and shall also be fined or sentenced to confiscation of property.
A briber who voluntarily confesses his bribery before being prosecuted may be given a lighter or mitigated punishment. Among them, if the crime is relatively minor, plays a key role in solving a major case, or performs major meritorious service, the punishment may be mitigated or exempted.
