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TITLE NINE
CRIMES AGAINST ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER, ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND MALFEASANCE CRIMES
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
CRIMES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Article 245. Impeding inquiry, investigation and court trial proceedings
245.1. Intentional impeding inquiry, investigation and court trial proceedings shall be punishable by a fine equal to 5 to 50 amounts of minimum salary, 100 to 200 hours of forced labor or by incarceration for a term of 1 to 3 months.
245.2. The same crime committed by use of one's official position shall be punishable by a fine equal to 51 to 250 amounts of minimum salary, 300 to 500 hours of forced labor or by incarceration for a term of more than 3 to 6 months, or imprisonment for a term of up to 3 years with deprivation of the right to hold specified positions or engage in specified business for a term of up to 3 years.
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CRIMES AGAINST ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER, ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND MALFEASANCE CRIMES
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
CRIMES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Article 249. Knowingly illegal detention or custody
Knowingly illegal detention by an inquirer, investigator, prosecutor or judge with lucrative or other private purposes shall be punishable by a fine equal to 51 to 100 amounts of minimum salary, or by incarceration for a term of more than 3 to 6 months with or without deprivation of the right to hold specified positions or engage in specified business for a term of up to 3 year, or by imprisonment for a term of up to 3 years.
SPECIAL PART
TITLE NINE
CRIMES AGAINST ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER, ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND MALFEASANCE CRIMES
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
CRIMES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Article 251. Forcing of testimony
256.1. Forcing of testimony by an inquirer or investigator by threat, violence, torture, humiliation, deception or other illegal methods shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of up to 5 years with or without deprivation of the right to hold specified positions or engage in specified business for a term of up to 3 years.
251.2. The same crime if it has entailed a less serious or severe bodily injury or has caused damage in a large amount shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of more than 5 to 10 years with or without deprivation of the right to hold specified positions or engage in specified business for a term of up to 5 years.
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CRIMES AGAINST ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER, ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND MALFEASANCE CRIMES
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
CRIMES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Article 252. Intentional false reporting
252.1. Intentional false reporting on an individual about commission of a crime shall be punishable by a fine equal to 51 to 250 amounts of minimum salary, or by incarceration for a term of more than 3 to 6 months.
252.2. The same crime committed with lucrative or other private purposes, by falsification of evidence with the view of charging with a serious or grave crime shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of up to 5 years.
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CRIMES AGAINST ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER, ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND MALFEASANCE CRIMES
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
CRIMES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Article 253. Falsification of evidence
253.1. Falsification of evidence by the participants of civil proceedings or a judge shall be punishable by a fine equal to 51 to 100 amounts of minimum salary, or by incarceration for a term of more than 3 to 6 months.
253.2. Falsification of evidence by an inquirer, investigator, prosecutor or advocate shall be punishable by a fine equal to 100 to 250 amounts of minimum salary, or imprisonment for a term of up to 3 years.
253.3. Falsification of evidence of a serious or grave crime by the officials specified in paragraph 2 above, or entailing a grave harm shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of up to 5 years with deprivation of the right to hold specified positions or engage in specified business for a term of up to 3 years.
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CRIMES AGAINST ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER, ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND MALFEASANCE CRIMES
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
CRIMES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Article 254. False testimony
254.1. Intentional false testimony during the inquiry, investigation or court proceedings by a witness, victim, intentional false expert opinion by an expert witness, intentional false interpretation by an interpreter shall be punishable by a fine equal to 51 to 100 amounts of minimum salary, or imprisonment for a term of up to 2 years.
254.2. The same crime committed with lucrative or other private purposes, charging with a serious or grave crime, by falsification of evidence, false testimony, or it has caused grave harm shall be punishable by a fine equal to 101 to 250 amounts of minimum salary, or imprisonment for a term of 2 to 5 years.
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TITLE NINE
CRIMES AGAINST ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER, ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND MALFEASANCE CRIMES
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
CRIMES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Article 256. Making a witness or victim give a false testimony, an expert witness render a false opinion or an interpreter do false interpretation
256.1. Making a witness or victim give a false testimony, an expert witness render a false opinion or an interpreter do false interpretation by violence, giving remuneration or threatening with destruction of property shall be punishable by 200 to 300 hours of forced labor, a fine equal to 51 to 100 amounts of minimum salary, or imprisonment for a term of up to 3 years.
256.2. The same crime committed by an organized group, or causing damage in a large or an extremely large amount shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of more than 5 to 8 years.
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CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
CRIMES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Article 258. Failure to obey a court decision
258.1. Intentional disobedience or prevention of execution of a sentencing judgment, court decision, ruling or a judge's ruling that has become final shall be punishable by a fine equal to 5 to 50 amounts of minimum salary, 100 to 250 hours of forced labor, incarceration for a term or 1 to 3 months or imprisonment for a term of up to 2 years.
258.2. Intentional underreporting, concealment or transferring to others of property with the view of evasion of execution of a court decision shall be punishable by a fine equal to 51 to 250 amounts of minimum salary, 251 to 500 hours of forced labor, incarceration for a term or more than 3 to 6 months or imprisonment for a term of up to more than 2 to 4 years.
258.3. The same crime committed by a person who previously was sentenced for the same crime, by an organized group or a criminal organization shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of up to more than 3 to 5 years.
PART I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER TWO
TASKS AND PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDING
Article 15. Independence of Judges and Their Subordination Only to Law
15.2. It shall be prohibited to any official, citizen or any body to interfere and influence in execution
by judges their duty to administer justice.
PART VIII
COURT ACTIVITIES
CHAPTER THIRTY THREE
JUDICIAL INVESTIGATION
Article 266. Hearing testimony of a witness
266.2. Before hearing testimony of the victim, the chair of judicial session shall ascertain the identity of the witness and his/her relationship with the defendant and the victim and shall explain his/her duties to give true and correct account of all known to him/her circumstances of the case and warn of responsibility for refusing or evading to give testimony or for giving deliberately false testimony, and a note to such effect shall be made in the record, which shall be certified by the signature of the witness.
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.