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Is treating a public official for a meal or trip a bribe?

Display based on relevant query information: It depends on the specific situation. If there is no subjective intention to seek improper benefits, then it is not bribery. Treating state functionaries to eat or drink in order to seek illegitimate benefits is considered bribery. Legal basis: Article 389 of the Criminal Law. "Crime of Bribery" It is a crime of bribery to provide property to state functionaries in order to obtain improper benefits.