Special Part

Section 11.

Crimes against state power.

Chapter 31.

Crimes against justice.

Article 332. Hindrance to administration of justice and conducting investigation.

1. Any intervention into the activities of the court, with the purpose of hindrance to the administration of justice, is punished with a fine in the amount of 200 to 400 minimal salaries, or with arrest for the term of 1-3 months, or with imprisonment for the term of up to 2 years.

2. Any intervention into the activities of the prosecutor, investigator or the person in charge of inquiry, with the purpose of hindrance to the comprehensive, complete and objective investigation of the case, is punished with a fine in the amount of 100 to 300 minimal salaries, or with arrest for the term of 1-3 months.

3. The actions envisaged in part 1 or 2 of this Article, committed by a person by abuse of official position, are punished with a fine in the amount of 300 to 500 minimal salaries, or with imprisonment for the term of up to 4 years, with deprivation of the right to hold certain posts or practice certain activities for up to 3 years.

Special Part

Section 11.

Crimes against state power.

Chapter 31.

Crimes against justice.

Article 334. Concealment of crime.

1. Concealment of a grave or a particularly grave crime, as well as tools and means of the crime, crime traces or criminally acquired items, which had not been previously promised, is punished with a fine in the amount of 300 to 500 minimal salaries, or with arrest for the term of 1-3 months, or with imprisonment for the term of up to 2 years.

2. The spouse of the person who committed a crime and one’s close relatives are not subject to criminal liability for concealment of the crime which had not been previously promised.

Special Part

Section 11.

Crimes against state power.

Chapter 31.

Crimes against justice.

Article 337. Hindrance to the appearance or testimony of the witness or the aggrieved.

Hindrance to the appearance or testimony of the witness or the aggrieved person to the court, to investigation bodies, committed by violence, by threat of violence or other illegal acts, is punished with a fine in the amount of 300 to 500 minimal salaries, or with arrest for the term of up to 3 months, or with imprisonment for the term of up to 2 years .

Special Part

Section 11.

Crimes against state power.

Chapter 31.

Crimes against justice.

Article 341. Forcing testimony by the judge, by the prosecutor, by the investigator or by the person in charge of inquiry.

1. Forcing the suspect, the accused, the defendant, the aggrieved, the witness or the expert, or the translator, by the judge, the prosecutor, the investigator or person in charge of inquiry, by using extortion or any other illegal action, to make a false testimony, conclusion or translation, is punished with deprivation of the right to hold certain posts or practice certain activities for up to 5 years, or with arrest for the term of up to 3 months, or with imprisonment for the term of up to 2 years.

2. The same action committed by the persons mentioned in part 1 by using torture, insult or other violence, are punished with imprisonment for the term of 3 to 8 years, with or without deprivation of the right to hold certain posts or practice certain activities for up to 3 years.

3. The actions envisaged in parts 1 or 2 of this Article, which caused grave consequences, are punished with imprisonment for the term of 6 to 12 years, with deprivation of the right to hold certain posts or practice certain activities for up to 3 years .

Article 498. Interfering in the Activities of a Notary

1. Compelling a notary to carry out notarial activities or interfering in the activities of a notary in any other way—
shall be punished by a fine in the maximum amount of twenty-fold, or public works for a term of eighty to one hundred and fifty hours, or restriction of liberty for a term of maximum two years, or short-term imprisonment for a term of maximum two months, or imprisonment for a term of maximum two years.

2. The act prescribed for in Part 1 of this Article, committed by a threat towards a notary to kill, cause harm to the health of or destroy or damage the property —
shall be punished by a fine in the amount of ten-fold to thirty-fold, or public works for a term of one hundred to two hundred hours, or restriction of liberty for a term of one to three years, or short-term imprisonment for a term of one to two months, or imprisonment for a term of one to three years.

3. The act prescribed for in Parts 1 or 2 of this Article, committed by use of official or service powers or the influence conditioned thereof—
shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of two to five years.


Article 499. Misstating Information to a Notary

1. Misstating information to a notary—
shall be punished by a fine in the maximum amount of twenty-fold, or public works for a term of eighty to one hundred and fifty hours, or restriction of liberty for a term of maximum two years, or short-term imprisonment for a term of maximum two months, or imprisonment for a term of maximum two years.


Article 500. False oath to a notary

1. False oath in respect of truthfulness of oral statement made to a notary for the purpose of submitting to the court or other state body—
shall be punished by a fine in the maximum amount of twenty-fold, or public works for a term of eighty to one hundred and fifty hours, or restriction of liberty for a term of maximum two years, or short-term imprisonment for a term of maximum two months, or imprisonment for a term of maximum two years.

2. The act prescribed for in Part 1 of this Article, committed out of mercenary motives— shall be punished by a fine in the amount of ten-fold to thirty-fold, or public works for a term of one hundred to two hundred hours, or restriction of liberty for a term of one to three years, or short-term imprisonment for a term of one to two months, or imprisonment for a term of one to three years.

3. A person shall not be subject to criminal liability for committing the act established by this Article, if the lack of truthfulness of his or her oral statement could not be of any significance in court or other state body.


Article 501. Threat to Kill, Cause Harm to the Health of or Destroy or Damage the Property of a Whistleblower or of Persons Affiliated Thereto

1. The threat to kill, cause harm to the health of or destroy or damage the property of large or particularly large amounts of a whistleblower or of a person affiliated thereto, which is connected with the reporting on a case of corruption or a violation in respect of conflict of interests, or rules of ethics or incompatibility requirements, or other restrictions or declaration, or other harm to public interests or the threat thereof, where there has been a real risk of realising that threat—
shall be punished by a fine in the amount of ten-fold to thirty-fold, or short term imprisonment for a term of one to two months, or imprisonment for a term of maximum three years.

2. Within the meaning of this Article, the spouse, children, parents, sisters and brothers of the reporting person shall be considered as affiliated persons.