Giving false testimony

Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos)

Laos - Criminal Code 2017 EN

''Part II SPECIFIC PART, Chapter 12 Offences relating to the Breach of Administrative and Judicial Regulations, Article 379 False Testimony''

Any victim, witness, expert, specialist or translator who intentionally gives false testimony, opinions or translations to officials or to the court for a benefit shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term ranging from one year to five years and a fine shall be imposed ranging from 5,000,000 kip to 10,000,000 kip.

Any person agreeing to provide any type of benefit to [any of] the above-mentioned persons because of his/her false testimony, opinion or translation, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term ranging from one year to five years and a fine shall be imposed ranging from 7,000,000 kip to 15,000,000 kip.

Rome Statute

Article 70 Offences against the administration of justice

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;