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CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR CORRUPTION CRIMES IN LITHUANIAN COURT PRACTICE
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Corruption is a global phenomenon, and a high level of corruption in a country has a negative impact on various areas of state life, such as politics, economy, and law. In addition, due to the high level of corruption, the international prestige of the country is declining. The increasing number of corruption crimes is one of the most urgent problems in Lithuania. The aim of this research is to reveal the main issues of criminal liability for corruption crimes in Lithuanian court practice. To conduct the research, the methods of scientific literature and legal acts analysis were applied, as well as case studies of individual court practices were performed. It was found that one of the most common practical issues was the inappropriate classification of corruption crimes. Therefore, the inappropriate application of criminal liability resulted in the delay of court proceedings, and sometimes even the acquittal of persons charged with criminal liability. In judicial practice, a tendency has been observed that courts usually impose monetary fines and imprisonment on individuals who have committed corruption crimes, but at the same time usually suspend the prison punishment. Thus, the punishments for corruption crimes are lenient and this can create favourable conditions for the corrupt to avoid criminal liability and can cause dissatisfaction and distrust of the courts and law enforcement institutions. This article contributes to the growing number of investigations in the field of corruption prevention with a specific focus on the practice of Lithuanian courts. In practice, the identified problems in the decisions made by the courts can be useful to the country legislators in providing ongoing projects and to reduce corruption level in the country.
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