O możliwości pociągnięcia do odpowiedzialności karnej prezesa zarządu spółki handlowej z mniejszościowym udziałem Skarbu Państwa z tytułu popełnienia łapownictwa w sektorze publicznym (analiza na tle stanu prawnego wywołanego ustawą z 13.06.2019 r.)

Abstract

The article concerns the notion of the offence of bribery in the public sector. It assumes that this notion can be used not only with reference to the prohibited acts described in Articles 228 and 229 of the Criminal Code [CC], but also to some of the prohibited acts defined in Article 296a CC. The article also discusses the question whether it is expedient to amend Article 115(19) CC, that is, the provision that defines the notion of a person holding a public function. To this extent the author considers the quantitative criterion introduced by this amendment to be inadequate, because it guarantees less strict criminal liability of the entity managing a strategic company with a minority interest held by the State Treasury than that of an entity managing a non-strategic company where the State Treasury is the majority shareholder.