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The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART TWO
ON CRIMES

Chapter 15 On Perjury, False Prosecution and Other Untrue Statements

Section 8

A person who tampers with or removes evidence with the intent that an innocent person be convicted, or with such intent invokes false evidence, shall be sentenced for tampering with evidence to imprisonment for at most two years or, if the crime is petty, to a fine or imprisonment for at most six months.

If the crime is gross, imprisonment for at least six months and at most four years shall be imposed.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 70
Offences against the administration of justice
1. The Court shall have jurisdiction over the following offences against its administration of justice when committed intentionally:
(b) Presenting evidence that the party knows is false or forged