Analysis On Severe Punishment On The Crime Of Abuse Of Authority

The Crime of Abuse of Authority was first derived from the Crime of Dereliction in1997from the revision of the Criminal Law, which is particularly stipulated in article387of the Law. Severe punishment of the crime indicates not only its penalty, but also itsinvestigation, incrimination and penalization. As the most typical misconduct offense, thecrime of abuse of authority causes major risks in multiple areas including politics,economy, culture and society. This crime should be severely punished due to thefundamental obligations of a public servant and the principle that punishment should beadherent to the crime. Overall investigation and severe punishment should beaccompanied by more severe legal regulations. However, in judicial practice, this crime isnot severely punished. The main reasons are a lack of investigation and light punishment.Others factors such as lack of awareness, imperfect law, difficulties in implementation arealso major causes of the phenomenon. At present, severe punishment of the crime needsfoundation and support both in theory and in law. All proactive measures are needed. It ishighly relevant to controlling this crime and all misconduct offenses. On analyzing thecauses, awareness, perfection of law and jurisdiction are all needed to solve the currentproblem.