SPECIAL PART

Chapter XIV
CRIMES AGAINST JUSTICE

Article 312. False Statements, Expert Conclusions, or Incorrect Translations

(1) A deliberate false statement by a witness or the injured party or a false expert conclusion by a specialist or expert or an incorrect translation or interpretation by a translator or the interpreter provided that such an action was committed in the course of a criminal investigation or case hearing shall be punished by a fine of up to 300 conventional units or by community service for 180 to 240 hours or by imprisonment for up to 2 years, in all cases with (or without) the deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or to practice certain activities for up to 2 years.

(2) The same actions :

a) involving serious, especially serious or exceptionally serious crimes ;
b) committed for purposes of profit ;
c) involving the artificial fabrication of incriminating evidence, ;
shall be punished by a fine in the amount of 200 to 800 conventional units or by imprisonment for up to 5 years, in both cases with (or without) the deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or to practice certain activities for up to 3 years.

Article 64. Rights and Obligation of a Suspect

(4^1) A suspect shall be held liable for the false testimonies given with intention where he/she declared that the crime was committed by a person who had no contribution to its commission and for the false testimonies made under oath.

Article 90. Witness
(10) A witness refusing to testify or evading testifying shall be liable in line with art. 313 of the Criminal Code, while a witness deliberately making false statements shall be liable in line with art. 312 of the Criminal Code.

(11) The close relatives and the spouse, fiancé, fiancée, concubine of the suspect/accused/defendant shall not be obliged to testify against them. The criminal investigative body or the court shall be obliged to inform these persons of that right and they shall confirm with their signatures the fact of their notification.