ESPECIAL PART

SECTION XI
CRIMES AGAINST STATE POWER

CHAPTER 32
CRIMES AGAINST JUSTICE

Article 293. Compulsion to evidence

293.1. Compulsion suspected, accused, suffering, witness to evidence at interrogation, and also expert to a summer residence of conclusion by application of threats, blackmail, humiliation of advantage or other illegal actions by prosecutors office, investigator or person making inquiry, or at their instigation -
is punished by imprisonment for the term up to three years.

293.2. The same act committed with application of torture -
is punished by imprisonment for the term from five up to ten years.

ESPECIAL PART

SECTION XI
CRIMES AGAINST STATE POWER

CHAPTER 32
CRIMES AGAINST JUSTICE

Article 299. Payoff money or compulsion to evasion from testifying, obviously false testimonies or conclusions or wrong translation

299.1. The payoff money of witness who has suffered with a view of giving by them of false testimonies or expert with a view of giving by him of the false conclusion or false testimonies, as well as translator with purpose of wrong translation -
is punished by the penalty at a rate from five hundred up to one thousand of nominal financial unit, or public works for the term from hundred eighty up to two hundred forty hours, or corrective works for the term up to two years, or imprisonment for the term a bout six months.

299.2. Compulsion of witness who has suffered from giving false testimonies, expert from giving false conclusion or translator to wrong translation, as well as compulsion of specified persons to evasion from evidence, connected with blackmail, threat murder, causing of harm to health, destruction or damage of property of these persons or their close relatives -
is punished by the penalty at a rate of from one up to three thousand of nominal financial unit or imprisonment for the term up to three years.

299.3. The acts provided by article 299.2 of the present Code, committed with application of violence not dangerous to life or health of specified persons -
is punished by imprisonment for the term from two up to five years.

299.4. The acts provided by articles 299.1 or 299.2 of the present Code, committed by organized group or with application of violence dangerous to life or health of specified persons -
is punished by imprisonment for the term from three up to seven years.

''Section XI. Crimes against state power Chapter 32. Crimes against justice Article 293. Torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment not considered torture''
293.1. Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment against a person
committed by an official of state body in connection with performing its official
duties, or other person so acting, or with its instigation or consent, or other
persons under his awareness, in case of no evidences of tortures stipulated for by
the article 293.2 of present Code in such act -
punishable by a fine at the rate of four thousand to six thousand manats,
or imprisonment for a period of up to two years with deprivation of the
right to occupy certain positions or engage in certain activities for a
period of up to two years.
293.2. Torture committed by an official of state body in connection with
performing its official duties, or a person so acting, or with its instigation or
consent, or other persons under his awareness -
punishable by imprisonment for a period of three to eight years with
deprivation of the right to occupy certain positions or engage in certain
activities for a period of up to three years.
293.3. The same acts committed with the infliction of serious or less serious harm
-punishable by imprisonment for a period of six to eleven years.

Note: “Tortures” in this article, and in the other articles of the Code means the
infliction of acute physical pain or mental sufferings in order to obtain
information or confession from the person himself or another person, or
intimidations in respect of him or other persons, punishment for an act committed
by him or any other person or of which he or another person is suspected, forcing
to commit an act against will or for any reason, based on discrimination.

''Section XI. Crimes against state power Chapter 32. Crimes against justice Article 299. Payoff money or compulsion to evasion from testifying, obviously false testimonies or conclusions or wrong translation''
299.1. The payoff money of witness who has suffered with a view of giving by
them of false testimonies or expert with a view of giving by him of the false
conclusion or false testimonies, as well as translator with purpose of wrong
translation—
is punishable by the penalty at a rate from one thousand to two thousand
manats, or public works for the term from three hundred sixty up to four
hundred eighty hours, or corrective works for the term up to two years, or
imprisonment for the term about six months.
299.2. Compulsion of witness who has suffered from giving false testimonies,
expert from giving false conclusion or translator to wrong translation, as well as
compulsion of specified persons to evasion from evidence, connected with
blackmail, threat murder, causing of harm to health, destruction or damage of
property of these persons or their close relatives—
is punishable by the penalty at a rate from three thousand to six thousand
manats or imprisonment for the term up to three years.
299.3. The acts provided by article 299.2 of the present Code, committed with
application of violence not dangerous to life or health of specified persons—
is punishable by imprisonment for the term from two up to five years.
299.4. The acts provided by articles 299.1 or 299.2 of the present Code,
committed by organized group or with application of violence dangerous to life or
health of specified persons—
is punishable by imprisonment for the term from three up to seven years.