GENERAL PART

CHAPTER THIRTY
CRIMINAL OFFENCES AGAINST THE JUDICIARY

Perjury
Article 335

(1) A witness, expert witness, translator or interpreter who gives false testimony before a court, in disciplinary, misdemeanour or administrative proceeding or other procedure established by law,
shall be punished by imprisonment up to three years.

(2) The penalty specified in paragraph 1 of this Article shall also be imposed on the party who, during presentation of evidence by testimony of parties in judicial or administrative proceedings, gives a false statement and such statement serves as grounds for disposition in such proceedings.

(3) If perjury is committed in criminal proceedings or under oath, the offender shall be punished by imprisonment of three months to five years.

(4) If the offences specified in paragraph 3 resulted in particularly grave consequences for the accused, the offender shall be punished by imprisonment of one to eight years.

(5) The offender who voluntarily revokes false testimony prior to final disposition may be remitted from punishment.

Part II
THE COURSE OF PROCEEDINGS

C. TRIAL AND JUDGMENT

Chapter XXIV
THE TRIAL

2. Conducting the trial

Criminal offence committed at the trial
Article 324

(3) If grounds for suspicion exist that a witness or expert witness has given a false testimony at the trial, he shall not be immediately tried for that offense. In such a case, the President of the Trial Chamber may order a separate record to be drawn up on the statement of the witness or expert witness which shall be delivered to the Public Prosecutor. This record shall also contain remarks of the examined witness i.e. expert witness who shall sign such record, and if they refuse to do so the President of the Trial Chamber shall make an official note on it in the record.