PENAL CODE OF BOTSWANA
PART II - OFFENCES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF LAWFUL AUTHORITY
Offences relating to the Administration of Justice (ss 111-123)
113. Punishment of perjury and subornation
Any person who commits perjury or suborns perjury is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years.
PENAL CODE OF BOTSWANA
PART II- Crimes
DIVISION II - OFFENCES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF LAWFUL AUTHORITY
Offences relating to the Administration of Justice (ss 111-123)
116. Fabricating evidence
Any person who with intent to mislead any tribunal in any judicial proceeding-
(a) fabricates evidence by any means other than perjury or subornation of perjury; or
(b) knowingly makes use of such fabricated evidence, is guilty of an offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years.
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.