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Chapter 18 OFFENCES AGAINST ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Division 1 Obstruction of Administration of Justice
§ 302. Influencing of administration of justice by Causing serious health damage
(1) Causing of serious health damage with the intention of compelling a judge, lay judge, preliminary investigator, prosecutor, representative of participants in proceedings, trustee in bankruptcy, expert, interpreter or translator or other persons participating in administration of justice to act contrary to the interests of justice or in revenge for the performance of his or her duties by such person, is punishable by four to twelve years’ imprisonment.
(2) The same act, if committed by a legal person, is punishable by a pecuniary punishment.
§ 303. Influencing of administration of justice
(1) Commission of an act of violence against a person participating in administration of justice by or influencing such person in another manner with the intention of compelling him or her to act contrary to the interests of justice or in revenge for the performance of his or her duties by such person
is punishable by a pecuniary punishment or by one to five years’ imprisonment.
(2) The same act, if committed by a legal person, is punishable by a pecuniary punishment.
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Chapter 18 OFFENCES AGAINST ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Division 2 Offences against Persons’ Rights in Pre-trial, Extra-Judicial or Court Proceedings
§ 317. Obstruction of appearance of party to proceedings, witness, victim, expert, translator or interpreter
(1) Knowingly Preventing a party to a proceeding, a witness, expert, translator or interpreter from appearing at pre-trial proceedings or court proceedings as well as knowingly influencing the specified persons for the same purpose is punishable by a pecuniary punishment or up to one year's imprisonment.
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Division 2 Offences against Persons’ Rights in Pre-trial, Extra-Judicial or Court Proceedings
§ 320. False testimony and perjury
(1) A victim or witness who gives knowingly false testimony in a criminal or misdemeanour proceeding or civil or administrative court proceeding, or a party to a proceeding who gives knowingly false statements under oath or provides a knowingly incorrect inventory of assets or calculation of income or expenditure under oath is punishable by a pecuniary punishment or up to three years’ imprisonment.
(2) The same act, if it involves fraudulent creation of evidence, is punishable by a pecuniary punishment or up to five years’ imprisonment.
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Chapter 18 OFFENCES AGAINST ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Division 2 Offences against Persons’ Rights in Pre-trial, Extra-Judicial or Court Proceedings
§ 322. Coercion into giving false testimony, rendering false expert opinion or provision of false translation or interpretation
(1) Coercion into giving false testimony, rendering false expert opinion or provision of false translation or interpretation, if committed by using violence, is punishable by a pecuniary punishment or up to four years’ imprisonment.
(2) The same act, if committed by a legal person, is punishable by a pecuniary punishment.
§ 323. violence against persons involved in administration of justice
(1) Use of violence against suspects, accused, acquitted persons, convicted offenders, witnesses or victims with the intention of preventing him or her from performing his or her duties, exercising his or her rights in criminal proceedings or taking revenge for his or her lawful activities in criminal proceedings
is punishable by a pecuniary punishment or up to five years’ imprisonment.
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;
(b) Presenting evidence that the party knows is false or forged;
(c) Corruptly influencing a witness, obstructing or interfering with the attendance or testimony of a witness, retaliating against a witness for giving testimony or destroying, tampering with or interfering with the collection of evidence;
(d) Impeding, intimidating or corruptly influencing an official of the Court for the purpose of forcing or persuading the official not to perform, or to perform improperly, his or her duties;
(e) Retaliating against an official of the Court on account of duties performed by that or another official;
(f) Soliciting or accepting a bribe as an official of the Court in connection with his or her official duties.
2. The principles and procedures governing the Court's exercise of jurisdiction over offences under this article shall be those provided for in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence. The conditions for providing international cooperation to the Court with respect to its proceedings under this article shall be governed by the domestic laws of the requested State.
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.
4.
(a) Each State Party shall extend its criminal laws penalizing offences against the integrity of its own investigative or judicial process to offences against the administration of justice referred to in this article, committed on its territory, or by one of its nationals;
(b) Upon request by the Court, whenever it deems it proper, the State Party shall submit the case to its competent authorities for the purpose of prosecution. Those authorities shall treat such cases with diligence and devote sufficient resources to enable them to be conducted effectively.