Defensa Penal

Crimes against public administration

  • Materias
  • CRIME OF PREVARICATION (arts. 404 to 406 PC): Punishes when an authority or public official issues an arbitrary resolution knowing its injustice.
  • CRIME OF ABANDONMENT OF DESTINATION OF DESTINATION (art. 407 PC): Punishes the authority or public official who abandons his destination in order not to prevent/prosecute some specific crimes.
  • CRIME OF DISOBEDIENCE AND REFUSAL OF ASSISTANCE (arts. 410 to 412 PC): Punishes those authorities or public officials who openly refuse to comply with judicial resolutions, decisions or orders of higher authorities or who, being required by a competent authority, do not provide the assistance due to the administration of justice or other public service.
  • CRIME OF INFIDELITY IN THE CUSTODY OF DOCUMENTS AND THE VIOLATION OF SECRETS (arts. 413 to 48 PC): Punishes the authorities or public officials who steal, destroy or render useless documents whose custody is entrusted to them by reason of their position.
  • Likewise, authorities or public officials who disclose secrets or information to which they are privy by reason of their office or position are also punished.
  • COHECHO CRIMES (arts. 419 to 427 bis PC): It is committed when an authority or public official, for his own benefit or that of a third party, receives or requests gifts, favors or retribution of any kind in exchange for performing or promising acts contrary or not to the duties of his position, not performing them or delaying them unjustifiably or only in consideration of his position or function.
  • The conduct of the individual who makes such offers is also penalized.
  • INFLUENCE TRAFFICKING CRIME (arts. 428 to 431 PC): It is committed when a subject takes advantage of his hierarchical superiority or a personal relationship to influence an authority or public official to issue a resolution that will generate a direct or indirect economic benefit.
  • CRIME OF MISUSE OF PUBLIC MONEY (arts. 432 to 435 PC): Punishes the public official or authority who appropriates or allows another to misappropriate public money or, having disposed of it in a legitimate manner, uses it for purposes other than those for which it was intended to be used.