XVII. chapter. Forgery and other offenses relating to visible evidence.
Article 162
Anyone who falsifies evidence or presents false evidence in order to influence the outcome of a court case shall be liable to imprisonment for up to 2 years. [If there is redress and the violation does not involve a heavier penalty by law, fines or imprisonment for up to 1 year may be imposed.]
Anyone who destroys or forfeits the rights of others, destroys evidence, escapes it or makes it unusable in whole or in part, shall be imprisoned for up to 2 years…
If a person has committed the act referred to in the first or second paragraph. may, on evidence, which may have been involved in matters relating to his guilt in a [criminal case], 2) and then that work is unpunished.
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.