Article 384 of the Criminal Law stipulates that any state functionary who, taking advantage of his position, misappropriates public funds for personal use for illegal activities, or misappropriates a large amount of public funds for profit-making activities, or misappropriates a large amount of public funds for more than three months, is guilty of corruption and is sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years. Whoever misappropriates a huge amount of public funds and fails to return it shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment.