对行贿人从宽处罚特殊规定中“被追诉前”的理解

The Understanding of"Before Being Prosecuted"in the Special Provisions of Lenient Punishment for Bribers

《刑法》第390条第3款规定了行贿人于被追诉前主动交代行贿行为的可以从宽处罚。对“被追诉前”的正确理解不仅关乎从宽量刑情节的准确适用,更关系到《刑法》与《监察法》的顺畅衔接以及我国腐败治理刑事政策的有效落实。将“被追诉前”理解为“检察机关受理前”,既符合“追诉”概念在刑事法视域下的既有内涵,又能纾解《刑法》与《监察法》衔接上的矛盾,同时为从宽处罚特殊规定的适用留有合理空间,遵循了立法目的,契合我国腐败治理刑事政策。

The third paragraph of Article 390 of the Criminal Law stipulates that the briber who takes the initiative to confess the bribery act before being prosecuted can be punished leniently.Among it,the correct understanding of"before being prosecuted"is not only related to the accurate application of lenient sentencing circumstances,but also related to the smooth connection between the Criminal Law and the Supervision Law and the effective implementation of the criminal policy of corruption control in our country.Understanding"before being prosecuted"as"before the prosecution is accepted"not only accords with the connotation of the concept of"prosecution"in the perspective of criminal law,but also can alleviate the contradiction between the Criminal Law and the Supervision Law.At the same time,it leaves reasonable space for the application of the special provisions on lenient punishment,which follows the legislative purpose and fits the criminal policy of corruption management in China.