Article 431 — Traffic in Private Influence.

Whoever, not being a public servant and not being liable to the special provision (Art 414), seeks, exacts a promise or receives sums of money, gifts, presents or other advantages in consideration for exercising his influence, real or pretended, to procure for another any privilege, benefit or advantage which can only be granted by a public servant, is punishable with simple imprisonment for not less than one year or fine not less than two thousand Birr.