The tradition of receiving illegal remuneration for the performance by officials of their official duties (that is, bribes) is rooted in the “feeding” system that practically all countries have gone through. Since the governors of the sovereign did not receive salaries from the treasury then, their entire service life was supported by the population of the region.
10th place: "Feeding" of officials in Russia was officially canceled only in 1556 under Ivan the Terrible. He introduced the death penalty, however, only for excessive bribes.
9th place: Under Peter I, accepting a bribe in any form was considered a crime, as officials began to pay a fixed salary. The Siberian governor Gagarin was accused of corruption and hanged, and Menshikov narrowly escaped exile to Siberia when it turned out that he had taken bribes for providing lucrative military contracts.
8th place: Catherine II acted softer during the course. She forbade bribes, but the bribe-takers were not executed. Their names were announced for public inspection.
7th place: In Finland, a bribe can be given up to 2 years in prison. In addition, the official may then be prohibited from occupying certain positions.
6th place: In Germany, bribe-takers are punished with fines and imprisonment for up to 3 years. The same actions committed by a judge or arbitrator are punished much more severely, they entail imprisonment for up to 10 years.
5th place: In France, for a bribe, managers and employees of industrial or commercial enterprises can receive up to 7 years, and officials - up to 10 years. This punishment is doubled if the offender's actions had any consequences.
4th place: In Italy, theoretically, they give from 4 to 12 years for bribes.
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3rd place: US legislation provides for a penalty in the form of a fine, the amount of which is three times the size of a bribe, or imprisonment for up to 15 years. Both punishments can be combined by a court decision.
2nd place: There are two bribery laws in the UK. The bribe is awarded to imprisonment or to pay the cost of the bribe. In addition, he is deprived of the right to be elected or appointed to any public office for a period of seven years. If convicted again, the perpetrator may be sentenced to permanent disqualification, as well as deprivation of the right to any compensation or pension.
1st place: The most severe punishment for a bribe exists in modern communist states - in Cuba and China. There, the death penalty is provided for bribes. And, if in Cuba, due to national traditions and character, they often turn a blind eye to bribes, then in China, since 2000, 10,000 officials have been shot for bribery.