CHAPTER XVI
EXAMINATION IN A COURT SESSION
Part Three
Normal Trial Procedure
Article 174
(1) If the information given by a witness during a court session is suspected to be false, the judge/chairman of the session shall seriously warn him/her to state the truth and that he/she is liable to a punishment if he/she continues to give false information.
(2) If the witness sticks to his/her statement, the judge/chairman of the session because of his function or at the request of the public prosecutor or the defendant can order the detention of the witness to be further prosecuted on the charge of perjury.
(3) In such a case the clerk of the court shall immediately prepare a record on the result of the examination during the session which shall contain the statement by the witness and mention the reason -for the presumption that the testimony of ’the witness is false, which record shall be signed by the judge/chairman of the session and the clerk and handed over immediately to the public prosecutor for settlement according to the provisions of this law.
(4) If necessary the judge/chairman of the session shall postpone the session dealing with the original case until the examination of the criminal case involving the witness has been completed.
BOOK II.
Crimes.
CHAPTER IX
Perjury and false testimony.
Article 242.
(1) Any person who in the cases that a statutory provision demands a testimony under oath or attaches legal consequences to it, orally or in writing, personally or by special proxy, with deliberate intent makes a false testimony under oath, shall be punished by a maximum imprisonment of seven years.
(2) If the false testimony under oath is made in a criminal case detrimental to the accused or suspect, the offender shall be punished by a maximum imprisonment of nine years.
(3) With the oath shall be identified the promise or affirmation which by virtue of general regulations is required or is made in lieu of the oath.
(4) Deprivation of the rights mentioned in article 35 first to fourthly may be pronounced.
1. The Court shall have jurisdiction over the following offences against its administration of justice when committed intentionally:
(a) Giving false testimony when under an obligation pursuant to article 69, paragraph 1, to tell the truth;