CRIMINAL CODE OF CYPRUS

PART III – Offences Against the Administration of Lawful Authority

Offences relating to the administration of Justice.

118. Any person who gives or offers or promises to give any witness or to any person about to be called as a witness in any judicial proceeding any gratification upon any understanding or agreement that the testimony of that witness or person shall be thereby influenced, or who attempts by any means whatsoever to induce any witness to give false evidence or to withhold true testimony, is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for three years. Inducing witnesses to give false or to with-hold true testimony.

119. Any person who practises any fraud or deceit, or knowingly makes or exhibits any false statement, representation, token or writing, to any person called or to be called as a witness in any judicial proceeding, with intent to affect the testimony of such person as a witness, is guilty of a misdemeanour.

CRIMINAL CODE OF CYPRUS

PART III – Offences Against the Administration of Lawful Authority

Offences relating to the administration of Justice.

121. Any person commits a misdemeanour who--

(a) conspires with any other person to accuse any justice and person falsely of any crime or to do anything to obstruct, prevent, pervert or defeat the course witnesses. of justice ; or

(b) in order to obstruct the due course of justice, dissuades, hinders or prevents any person lawfully bound to appear and give evidence as a witness from so appearing and giving evidence or endeavours to do so ; or

(c) obstructs or in any way interferes with or knowingly prevents the execution of any legal process, civil of criminal.