On the possibility of acquisition of income in form of donations by internal affairs officers through online electronic resources

Abstract

The object of this research is the system of social relations in the sphere of posting information on the Internet. The subject of this research is the social relations that arise in the context when the internal affairs officer gets paid for posting Internet content. The goal of this work is determine the legitimacy of receiving a monetary reward by the internal affairs officer for posting information on the Internet. The author examines the concept of “donation” and its legal nature, correlated the acquisition of such income and administrative-legal prohibitions imposed on the internal affairs officer. The conclusion is made on the possibility of manifestations of corruption if an employee of the internal affairs bodies receives donations on the Internet. A solution is offered on the improvement of the legal mechanism of such social relations from the perspective of anti-corruption legislation. The novelty of this work is defined by need to improve the legal mechanism for regulating these social relations, as well as in limited number of scientific publications on the topic. The conclusion is made that a volunteer transfer of funds from one Internet user (private entity) to another (private entity), a gratitude for posted information, or for the purpose of development and improvement of activity of the author of the Internet content by online means, should be regarded as donation agreement. The acquisition of income by the internal affairs officer in form of donation for posting information on the Internet that is not related to his official duties is admissible, however contains significant corruption risks. It is essential to revise the normative legal acts with regards to corruption standards of the internal affairs officer for improving the effectiveness of legislation in the sphere of corruption prevention.