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Political party leaders deemed public officials under 1968 Criminal Code but not under current code in binding interpretation

Case Number ICCJ_188577
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice admitted the referral from the Brașov Court of Appeal and ruled, in a preliminary ruling for the interpretation of criminal law, that a person holding a leadership position within a political party qualifies as a public official under Article 147(1) of the 1968 Criminal Code, but does not qualify as a public official under Article 175(1)(b), second thesis, and Article 175(2) of the current Criminal Code. The decision is binding from its publication in the Official Gazette of Romania. The dispute concerned the interpretation of "public official" status for political party leaders across successive criminal codes, arising in a criminal case; the court distinguished the broader definition under the 1968 code from the narrower scope of the current code, which limits public official status to persons exercising a public office or function and excludes those exercising leadership roles in political parties.

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Political party leaders deemed public officials under 1968 Criminal Code but not under current code in binding interpretation: „Persoana care deține o funcție de conducere în cadrul unui partid politic are calitatea de funcționar public potrivit dispozițiilor art. 147 alin. (1) din Codul penal de la 1968.

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R O M Â N I A

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

COMPLETUL PENTRU DEZLEGAREA UNOR CHESTIUNI DE DREPT ÎN MATERIE PENALĂ

Minuta deciziei nr. 37 Dosar nr. 584/1/2022

Şedinţa din data de 8 iunie 2022

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

D E C I D E:

Admite sesizarea formulată de Curtea de Apel Braşov, Secția penală prin încheierea de şedinţă din 11 martie 2022, pronunțată în dosarul nr. 6067/62/2016, şi stabileşte că:

„Persoana care deține o funcție de conducere în cadrul unui partid politic are calitatea de funcționar public potrivit dispozițiilor art. 147 alin. (1) din Codul penal de la 1968.

Persoana care deține o funcție de conducere în cadrul unui partid politic nu are calitatea de funcționar public potrivit dispozițiilor art. 175 alin. (1) lit. b) teza a II-a şi ale art. 175 alin. (2) din Codul penal.”

Obligatorie de la data publicării în Monitorul Oficial al României, Partea I, potrivit art. 477 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură penală.

Pronunţată în şedinţă publică, astăzi, 8 iunie 2022.