关于保护公款的 1993 年第 1 号法律第 9 条和第 10 条对公职人员故意贪污在其托管下的公款或挪用托管下的文件或任何资产的，实行刑事定罪。最高处以终身监禁。另外，第 14 条述及过失和严重过失导致贪污公款或非法扣留公共财产的行为。该条还述及滥用公职，同时涵盖公职人员利用职权为自身利益或他人利益实施行为而形成的广泛各种非法做法。
Articles 9 and 10 of Law No. 1 of 1993 on Protection of Public Funds, criminalizes the intentional embezzlement of public money or misappropriation of papers or any effects placed in the custody of a public official. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment. In addition, Article 14 addresses negligence and gross negligence leading to the embezzlement of public funds or unlawful seizure of public property. The same article addresses abuse of official functions and also covers a wide range of unlawful practices resulting from a public employee exploiting his authority to carry out acts in his own interest or in the interest of others.