BOOK II
SPECIAL PART

TITLE V
CRIMES OF OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE

Article 278. Perjury or providing false information

1. Any person who is called to depose as party to a legal proceeding, and provides false information regarding acts on which he or she is to depose, after having taken an oath and having been warned of the criminal consequences arising from such an act, is punishable with up to 3 years imprisonment or a fine.

2. The same penalty shall apply to suspects or defendants regarding statements on their identity and criminal record.

3. If any person is deprived of liberty as a consequence of the perpetrator committing any of the acts described above, the same is punishable with 2 to 8 years imprisonment.

Article 279. Bearing false witness, providing false expert opinion, interpretation or translation

1. Any person who, acting as a witness, expert, technician, translator or interpreter before a court or competent official that is to receive any statement, report, information or translation as evidence, and provides a false statement, reports, information or translation, is punishable with up to 4 years imprisonment or a fine.

2. The same penalty shall apply to any person who, without just cause, refuses to make a statement, present a report, information or translation.

3. If the perpetrator commits the act referred to in subarticle 1 after having taken an oath and having been warned of the criminal consequences arising from such an act, the penalty is up to 5 years imprisonment.

4. If any person is deprived of liberty as a consequence of the perpetrator committing any of the acts described above, the same is punishable with 2 to 8 years imprisonment.