PART II CRIMES
Chapter VII Crimes of Harboring Criminals and Suppressing Evidence
(Suppression of Evidence)
Article 104 A person who spoils, damages, counterfeits or alters evidence relating to a criminal case of another person, or who uses counterfeit or altered evidence, is punished by imprisonment for not more than 3 years or a fine of not more than 300,000 yen.
PART II CRIMES
Chapter VII Crimes of Harboring Criminals and Suppressing Evidence
(Intimidation of Witnesses)
Article 105-2 A person in relation to their own criminal case or the criminal case of another person, forcibly demands without just cause a meeting with, or uses intimidation against any person who is considered to have knowledge necessary for the investigation or trial of the criminal case, or a relative of that person, is punished by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than 300,000 yen.
PART II CRIMES
Chapter XX Crimes of Perjury
(Perjury)
Article 169 When a witness who has sworn in accordance with law gives false testimony, imprisonment for not less than 3 months but not more than 10 years is imposed.
PART II CRIMES
Chapter XX Crimes of Perjury
(False Expert Opinion or Interpreting)
Article 171 An expert witness or interpreter who has sworn in accordance with laws and gives a false expert opinion or makes a false interpretation or translation is to be dealt with in the same manner as prescribed for in the preceding two Articles.
PART II CRIMES
Chapter XXV Crimes of Corruption
(Acceptance of Bribes; Acceptance upon Request; Acceptance in Advance of Assumption of Office)
Article 197 (1) A public employee who accepts, solicits or promises to accept a bribe in connection with their duties is punished by imprisonment for not more than 5 years; and when the employee agrees to perform an act in response to a request, imprisonment for not more than 7 years is imposed.
(2) When a person to be appointed a public employee accepts, solicits or promises to accept a bribe in connection with a duty to be assumed with agreement to perform an act in response to a request, the person is punished by imprisonment for not more than 5 years in the event of appointment.
3. In the event of conviction, the Court may impose a term of imprisonment not exceeding five years, or a fine in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Evidence, or both.
1. Subject to article 110, the Court may impose one of the following penalties on a person convicted of a crime referred to in article 5 of this Statute:
(a) Imprisonment for a specified number of years, which may not exceed a maximum of 30 years; or
(b) A term of life imprisonment when justified by the extreme gravity of the crime and the individual circumstances of the convicted person.
2. In addition to imprisonment, the Court may order:
(a) A fine under the criteria provided for in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence;
(b) A forfeiture of proceeds, property and assets derived directly or indirectly from that crime, without prejudice to the rights of bona fide third parties.