Abuse of office (Switzerland)
Charges against two police officers of the Zurich City Police for abuse of office
The Swiss Criminal Code defines general abuse of office threatened with imprisonment in Article 312 as the abuse of official power by members of an authority or civil servant in order to gain an unlawful advantage for themselves or for another person or to inflict a disadvantage on another.
In addition, Articles 312–320 (Eighteenth Title) define further official offenses as criminal offenses against official and professional duty.
literature
- Andreas Donatsch, Wolfgang Wohlers : Offenses against the general public . 4th edition. Schulthess, Zurich 2011, § 119 abuse of office (Art. 312), p. 525 ff .
