Published: 15 April 2014
Purpose. To study elements of the composition of qualified power abuse, i.e. crime committed by a person occupying a power position of the Russian Federation or a power position of the subject Russian Federation. Methods. In the research the author used general scientific methods (analysis, synthesis, generalization, systematic approach, etc.) and formal-juridical methods (description of legal rights; determination of juridical features of certain events; development of legal notions; classification of legal notions; determination of the origin according to juridical science; their interpretation according to legal theories; description, analysis and generalization of juridical practice), knowledge methods. Results. The author identified evidence of qualified power abuse; substantiated proposals on changing the existing criminal code in the sphere of responsibility for power abuse. Scientific novelty. Scientific novelty is in research of qualified power abuse, by a person occupying a power position of the Russian Federation or a power position of the subject Russian Federation; identified the evidence permitting to find out whether that power body where the person occupies his position to the power bodies of the RF subjects, and accordingly special status of the criminal subject.