Parliament passes Criminal Offences (Amendment) Bill to make corruption felony
Parliament has passed the Criminal Offences (Amendment) Bill 2020, categorizing the offence of corruption as a felony.
The move is to introduce stiffer punishment to deter public officers from engaging in corrupt practices
Following the amendment, subject to presidential assent, a person found guilty of engaging in any form of corrupt act could go to jail between for not less than 12 years and not more than 25 years.
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