根据《刑法》第248 条，公共部门滥用职权被定为刑事犯罪。然而该条规定，是否定为犯罪需要满足一个条件，即实际获取了“不正当的物质或非物质利益”，或该行为虽不构成另一项刑事犯罪，但“损害了国家、公民及其他法人实体的合法利益”。
Abuse of functions in the public sector is criminalized pursuant to article 248 of the CC. However, this article subjects the offence to a condition, which is the actual obtaining of “unjust material or non-material benefits” or when the offence “has brought damages to the legitimate interests of the State, citizens and other legal entities, when it does not constitute another criminal offence”.