Bribery
The crime of bribery is regulated in articles 419 to 427 bis of the Penal Code and its purpose is to prevent private interest from influencing the exercise of public functions, thus guaranteeing the impartiality of the Administration.
The prevarication of public officials is regulated in articles 404 to 406 of the Penal Code, which seek to protect the normal functioning of the Public Administration, so that it acts in the service of the general interests and with full commitment to the law (STS no. 769/2022 of September 15).