What Is The Article Of The Law On The Crime Of Extortion?
Extortion
(1) A public official who, by abusing the influence provided by his/her position, induces a person to benefit himself/herself or another person or to make a promise in this way, shall be sentenced to imprisonment from five to ten years. The existence of inducement shall be deemed to exist if, in the face of the unjust attitudes and behaviors of the public official, the person, feeling obliged to do so due to the fear that a legitimate work of the person will not be done properly, at all or at least on time, has provided a benefit to the public official or the person to be directed by the public official.
(2) A public official who persuades a person to benefit himself or another person or to make a promise in this way by means of fraudulent acts committed by abusing the trust provided by his duty shall be sentenced to imprisonment from three years to five years.
(3) If the offense defined in the second paragraph is committed by taking advantage of the person’s mistake, imprisonment from one year to three years shall be imposed.
(4) The penalty to be imposed according to the above paragraphs may be reduced by up to half, taking into consideration the value of the benefit obtained and the economic situation of the victim.