Malaysia legislation
Section 21
Section 21
Any person who offers to an officer of any public body, or being an officer of any public body solicits or accepts, any gratification as an inducement or a reward for—
(a)
the officer voting or abstaining from voting at any meeting of the public body in favour of or against any measure, resolution or question submitted to the public body;
(b)
the officer performing or abstaining from performing or aiding in procuring, expediting, delaying, hindering or preventing the performance of, any official act;
(c)
the officer aiding in procuring or preventing the passing of any vote or the granting of any contract or advantage in favour of any person; or
(d)
the officer showing or forbearing to show any favour or disfavour in his capacity as such officer,
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commits an offence, notwithstanding that the officer did not have the power, right or opportunity so to do, show or forbear, or accepted the gratification without intending so to do, show or forbear, or did not in fact so do, show or forbear, or that the inducement or reward was not in relation to the affairs of the public body.
Bribery of foreign public officials