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Integra crime of extortion prospects for salary reduction under threat of dismissal

Supreme Court Criminal Division VI

of 08.31.2010, No 32525

E 'create the offense of extortion where the employer threatens to dismiss an employee who does not accept a salary lower than that specified in the pay packet.

The Supreme Court stated that the threat, as a constitutive element of the crime of extortion, will not necessarily be attributed to the prospect of irreparable harm to persons or property which would prevent the victim to make a free choice, it is sufficient that, in view of specific circumstances where the conduct is put in place, this is still likely to give rise to the fear of suffering actual harm.