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Abuse of Power

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Improper use of authority by someone who has that authority because he or she holds a public office.

Abuse of power is different from usurpation of power, which is an exercise of authority that the offender does not actually have.



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The alleged abuse of power included the leader's wife being overpaid about 12,000 dollars in housing allowances reserved only for East Timorese diplomats and citizens working overseas who don't have homes, according to the report.
South Africa's ruling party chief Jacob Zuma praised the judicial system Sunday as a check on abuse of power after prosecutors dropped a graft case against him ahead of general elections.
As a result of the investigation the General Prosecutor\'s Office charged former Foreign Minister Alikbek Jekshenkulov with abuse of power, former State Secretary Talaibek Kydyrov with abuse of power and forgery and General Department Director N.
 
 
 
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