Article 157 Whoever, being a public officer involved in employing workers in jobs related to his office, retains for himself all or part of their due salaries or other due benefits, employs directly or indirectly chore workers and takes their salaries, writes down in the books of the authorities mentioned in Article 4 hereof the names of fictitious or real persons who did not carry out any of the mentioned jobs, takes possession of their salaries or pays the salaries into the bank accounts of the said persons shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years. Article 158 In addition to the penalties prescribed for the offences mentioned in this chapter, the perpetrator shall be dismissed from public office, fined a sum equal to the value of the funds of the offence or resulting thereof. Chapter Three Position Misuse and Power Abuse Article 159 (Amended By Law 8/2010) ‫ﻛﻝ ﻣﻭﻅﻑ ﻋﺎﻡ ﺍﺳﺗﻌﻣﻝ ﺍﻟﻘﻭﺓ ﺃﻭ ﺍﻟﺗﻬﺩﻳﺩ ﻣﻊ ﻣﺗﻬﻡ ﺃﻭ ﺷﺎﻫﺩ ﺃﻭ ﺧﺑﻳﺭ ﺃﻭ ﺃﻣﺭ ﺑﺫﻟﻙ ﻟﺣﻣﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻻﻋﺗﺭﺍﻑ ﺑﺟﺭﻳﻣﺔ ﺃﻭ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻹﺩﻻء ﺑﺄﻗﻭﺍﻝ ﺃﻭ ﻣﻌﻠﻭﻣﺎﺕ ﺑﺷﺄﻧﻬﺎ ﺃﻭ ﻟﻛﺗﻣﺎﻥ‬ ٬‫ﻳﻌﺎﻗﺏ ﺑﺎﻟﺣﺑﺱ ﻣﺩﺓ ﻻ ﺗﺟﺎﻭﺯ ﺧﻣﺱ ﺳﻧﻭﺍﺕ‬ ‫ﺃﻣﺭ ﻣﻥ ﻫﺫﺍ ﺍ���ﻣﻭﺭ‬. ‫ﻋﻭﻗﺏ ﺍﻟﺟﺎﻧﻲ ﺑﺎﻟﺣﺑﺱ ﻣﺩﺓ ﻻ ﺗﺟﺎﻭﺯ ﻋﺷﺭ ﺳﻧﻭﺍﺕ‬ ٬‫ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﺗﺭﺗﺏ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻓﻌﻝ ﺍﻟﻣﻭﻅﻑ ﺇﺻﺎﺑﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﺟﻧﻲ ﻋﻠﻳﻪ ﺑﻌﺎﻫﺔ ﻣﺳﺗﺩﻳﻣﺔ‬. ‫ﺃﻭ ﺍﻟﺣﺑﺱ ﺍﻟﻣﺅﺑﺩ‬ ٬‫ﻋﻭﻗﺏ ﺍﻟﺟﺎﻧﻲ ﺑﺎﻹﻋﺩﺍﻡ‬ ٬‫ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﺗﺭﺗﺏ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻫﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﻝ ﻭﻓﺎﺓ ﺍﻟﻣﺟﻧﻲ ﻋﻠﻳﻪ‬.. Article 160 A penalty of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years and a fine not exceeding ten thousand Qatari Riyals (10.000QR) or one of the two penalties shall apply to any public officer who uses the power vested in him by virtue of his office to damage any individual, or to bring an illegal benefit for himself or to third parties. Article 161 Whoever, being a public servant uses harshness with any person during as part of his office duties or compels him to any act except in those cases where the law authorizes such acts shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years and/or a fine not exceeding ten thousand Qatari Riyals (QR 10.000). Article 162 A penalty of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years and a fine not exceeding ten thousand Qatari Riyals (10.000QR) or one of the two penalties shall apply to any public officer who, under pretext of the powers of his office, enters the house of a person or any of its attachments, without the consent of the concerned person or causes someone else to enter therein except in those cases authorized by law. The same penalty shall apply to any public officer who searches a person, a house or a store without the consent of the concerned person, or causes someone else to do the same except in those cases authorized by law.

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